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But the CDC is urging all people — vaccinated or not — to continue avoiding medium or large gatherings since it's still learning how well the vaccines work to curb the spread of the virus.

Ed Gordon talks with Terrence Howard, the star of Hustle & Flow, a new drama about a pimp trying to break into hip-hop music. The film, opening this weekend, prompted a record bidding war at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

About one in eight Americans take GLP-1 weight loss drugs.

Food stylists will sometimes swap glue for milk and coat meat with motor oil. But on the set of The Taste of Things, the meals were real — and the actors kept eating after the director yelled "Cut!"

Last month, officials announced health care costs under the Affordable Care Act are expected to rise 22 percent. Rachel Martin speaks with Lindsay Travnicek, an Arizona woman who may forgo coverage.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the World Series, the start of the NBA season, and which NFL teams might be Super Bowl contenders.

When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is.

Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania schoolteacher, has been release from Russian prison. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with his sister, Anne Fogel, about how the family is feeling now.

Rachel Martin speaks with CNN's Patrick Oppmann reporting from Freeport in the Bahamas, and Bahamanian Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands talks about rescue and recovery during the Category 5 storm.

A nonprofit rural hospital in Bisbee, Ariz., has made the unusual transformation from struggling facility to thriving business. But many hospitals like this one are anticipating hard times once Arizona reduces overall health spending by $500 million in 2012.

As math lovers know, it's Pi Day. And what better way to celebrate than by rolling out the dough? An NPR editor known for her experimental baking shares some of her favorite recipes.

Many Western states lack building codes for wildfire-resistant homes. But a new study finds the costs can be minimal, undercutting long-held building industry arguments against such codes.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' autobiography hits bookstores Oct. 1, coinciding with the court's new term. He received a $1.5 million advance for the memoir. He offers vivid, and at times, seething details about events surrounding his nomination.

The 28 members of Girl Scout Troop 6000, and its two co-leaders, live in a shelter in Queens, N.Y. The troop that Giselle Burgess started is the first specifically for girls who are homeless.

A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $140.5 million in health care spending from the state’s new budget Monday as he brought the spending plan in line with…

Once a humble burger garnish, the preserved cucumber is now a social media star and secret weapon for elite athletes.

Our summer reading series continues with Jamez Terry and Kelly Costello. Last December, they founded the Denver Zine Library, a collection of almost 5,000 independently produced mini-magazines, or "zines."

She'll be the the first Australian woman to reach the final of her home major tournament in more than four decades.

Out today is a new video game within the Pac-Man universe. It's called Shadow Labyrinth. It's very different than the pellet chomping arcade game that once dominated arcades.

The ICE facility in Dallas where three detainees were killed in a shooting on Wednesday is still closed, but many people with scheduled check-ins still showed up the next day, only to be turned away.

The White House says President Trump still has concerns about the FBI despite a Republican lawmaker deflating his "spygate" charge. It also weighs in on the Roseanne Barr controversy.

The policy that separated children from parents seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border spurred musicians to write new songs and transform some old ones — to haunting effect.

In 2003, rare-book dealer and bibliodetective Ken Sanders tracked and caught a con artist with designs on first editions of some of the most cherished books in the world. Author Allison Bartlett tells the story in a new book called The Man Who Loved Books Too Much.

Justin Lee grew up in a Southern Baptist family. At age 18, he came out to his family and church, who had trouble accepting him as a gay man. Lee later started the Gay Christian Network to encourage a dialogue between gay Christians, their families and their churches. His new book is Torn.