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Farmworkers have long faced dangers from laboring outside in sweltering heat. As climate change raises temperatures, heat illness could come for far more people.

Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, about what Congress can do about mass shootings and also the chances an immigration plan will pass the Senate.

Rachel Martin talks to Scottie Nell Hughes, who stood by the president after women accused him of sexual assault. She's critical of the administration's handling of assault allegations against Porter.

Tayari Jones' novel examines what happens when ambitious, well-educated black newlyweds Celestial and Roy have their lives upended when Roy is falsely accused of rape.

Following Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, Steve Inskeep talks to Greg Crane, founder of ALICE, a school safety training program used across the country.

Heat-related illnesses are soaring in Arizona and Florida as the planet warms and temperatures rise. Poor communities are bearing the brunt of sickening heat in these states.

Amid rising concern over domestic extremism, an NPR analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol when compared to the general population.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Muzaffar Chishti, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute, about how President Biden is planning to tackle issues concerning immigration.

President Biden began putting his pandemic strategy into action. He is saying he will use Defense Production Act powers to boost production of vaccines, testing equipment and supplies in the U.S.

Twin suicide bombings at a Baghdad market — unheard of in recent years — are raising security concerns as the Biden administration looks at the U.S. troops still in the country.

President Biden set a mask mandate for interstate travel on Thursday. Airlines already have their own mask requirements, but enforcement has been spotty. They want federal officials to step in.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stephen Henderson, host of WDET's Detroit Todayshow, about how Detroit residents are reacting to the commutation of former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's sentence.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Will Sommer of The Daily Beastabout the sentiments among QAnon conspiracy believers after the inauguration of President Biden.

Some counties are working to vaccinate teachers over 65, but a Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association leader says it should be expanded, as all teachers are at risk.

President Biden laid out his approach to the pandemic before he took office. On Thursday, he began implementing it, calling the effort a "wartime undertaking."

Democrats now narrowly control the Senate, but both parties must work together to determine how the 50-50 chamber will operate — while balancing confirmations and an impeachment trial.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Nick Clegg of Facebook about the company's decision to refer questions on the suspension of former President Donald Trump's account to its independent Oversight Board.

Authorities say Nikolas Cruz, 19, is a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and he had been expelled for disciplinary reasons. He was arrested on Wednesday without incident.

Rachel Martin talks to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper about the Russia influence probe and the recent criticisms against the intelligence agencies.

A gunman killed 17 people atMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday. Authorities say the shooter is a 19-year-old former student who had been expelled.

Mikaela Shiffrin won an Olympic gold medal in the giant slalom on Thursday. It's her second career Olympic title. At the 2014 Sochi Games, Shiffrin won the slalom — a title she will defend Friday.

Rachel Martin talks to Beam Furr, the mayor of Broward County, Florida, following the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. A suspect in the deaths of 17 people is in custody.

Biden has signed 15 executive actions on priorities including COVID-19, climate change, racial justice — and rolling back Trump rules.

Many students said they thought they heard Valentine's Day balloons popping. Instead, it was a gunman at a South Florida high school. Seventeen people were killed and a former student was arrested.