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A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, and trigger a death spiral of that may be hard to stop.

A new bill would expand certain uses of drones for law enforcement agencies.

A newly filed bill seeks to protect pregnant people's medical needs at work.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, are exploding in popularity. They allow companies to go public without all the hoops of an initial public offering.

Vaccinations against COVID-19 first went to health care workers, and now more doses of the vaccine are reaching those who live in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Jazz musicians often rely on the energy they take from a live audience. So when live performances were shut down because of the pandemic, they had to find ways to adapt.

Critics accuse the luxury hotel chain owned by billionaire Robert B. Rowling of taking money that could have helped small businesses or other companies that might have used it to pay their workers.

While new coronavirus cases continued to dip under 10,000 a day statewide, the percent positivity rate shot up to its highest in four months.

NPR looks at various little things people have lost in the pandemic, which has led to an overwhelming sense of mental and emotional instability.

Florida's Tampa Bay has long been known for its delightful weather and beaches but not for sports. And now that's changing — thanks to some high-profile championships and temporary team relocations.

The House is set to vote Monday to increase federal direct payments included in the pandemic relief bill to $2,000 — in a move likely to die in the Senate. President Trump supports the measure.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Judge Pierre Bergeron and Justice Michael Donnelly on the lack of sentencing data available to judges, leaving them with power to make often inequitable decisions.

Thousands have left remembrances at the Minneapolis street where George Floyd was killed. Now residents and volunteer art conservators are working to preserve them for a potential permanent memorial.

NPR remembers the Rev. Reginald Foster — perhaps the world's foremost Latin scholar. He was the official translator for four popes and inspired Roman tour guides for Latin enthusiasts worldwide.

President Trump signed a pandemic relief bill that provides hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for struggling families and businesses. But his delay in signing may cost jobless workers some help.

Former Education Secretary John King Jr. thinks a national tutoring program would help students make up for lost learning during the pandemic. He talked with NPR about the challenges facing schools.

Cold War spy George Blake died at age 98. NPR recounts his life of passing British secrets to the Soviets, his arrest and daring escape to Russia, where he died years later.

Neither the pandemic nor a brutal crackdown could silence the women behind the opposition movement in Belarus. Protests continue despite key opposition leaders being jailed or forced into exile.

NPR's David Greene speaks with Dr. Laura Forman, who is the co-medical director of a field hospital in Cranston, about the challenges of operating the temporary medical venue.

The many unknowns in the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville, Tenn., have raised questions about whether the incident should be classified as a terrorist act.

On Morning Edition co-host David Greene's final day on the air, we hear excerpts from some of his most memorable stories. He's been with NPR for 15 years.

James Newton Howard has composed the music for more than 100 films: thrillers, Disney animation and big fantasy series. His latest is the Tom Hanks western, News of the World.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, scientists this year made significant progress in understanding how respiratory viruses can be transmitted from one person to another through the air.

Ethiopia's civil war has been fought mainly with planes and missiles. But last month's massacre in the small town of Mai-Kadra points to the bitter ethnic divide threatening to rip Ethiopia apart.

Regina King's directorial film debut, One Night in Miami, envisions a 1964 gathering of boxer Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, fullback Jim Brown and singer Sam Cooke.