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Economists say the initial Cash for Clunkers plan was inefficient. But they say a revised Biden administration plan aimed at trading in gas guzzlers for electric vehicles could be effective.

Former President Trump remains the gravitational center of the GOP. But some Republicans point to the party's losses in Georgia this month as a warning about embracing the 45th president too closely.

Even before his daughter Rasa was born, Jeremy Smith says he couldn't wait to teach her important life lessons. A decade later, Jeremy admits he has a lot to learn from his daughter

The CEO who is leading the mission is donating three other seats.

The company will ask the Florida Public Service Commission this spring to increase rates. Part of the funding would go toward a "modernization" project at the Big Bend Power Station.

The Pentagon runs a school district that spans the globe, with more than 82,000 students. By many measures it's very successful. The students perform well academically despite moving around a lot.

Talking about death makes many of us uncomfortable, so we don't plan for it. NPR's Life Kit offers tips for starting an advanced directive to prepare for a good death.

People 65 and older are priortized for vaccinations, but it's not always obvious how they should find a place to actually get a site. Efforts to help them are a hodgepodge nationwide.

The biggest film festival in Scandinavia usually draws tens of thousands of people. This year it will take place on a remote island with one audience member. Twelve thousand people entered to win.

Japan has extended its coronavirus state of emergency in 10 parts of the country. Some COVID-19 patients have died at home while waiting for hospital beds.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee about the agency's role in investigating the Reddit takeover of Wall Street.

Police body camera video shows a handcuffed 9-year-old screaming for her father as police try to restrain her and spray her with a chemical irritant.

NPR's Noel King talks to movie critic Kenneth Turan about some of the independent films which are being shown at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which is virtual because of the pandemic.

President Biden has been working to unwind many of the executive actions taken by former President Donald Trump. But the administration has warned that the changes will take time.

NPR's Noel King talks to analyst Aaron Connelly of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore about the latest coup in Myanmar, and how it differs from others.

Bey has spent more than 40 years documenting Black Americans, from Harlem to Louisiana. The first museum retrospective of his work is now touring the country.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Biden economic advisor Jared Bernstein about the White House push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, and Republican efforts to scale it down.

Myanmar's military has taken control after a coup deposed the government of politician Aung San Suu Kyi, for what the military says is election fraud.

General Motors announced a goal of phasing out gas-powered vehicles by 2035. It's part of an industry-wide — and potentially economy-wide — transformation in order to fight climate change.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michelle Duster about her new biography of her great grandmother, Ida B. Wells, Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells.

NPR looks into former President Donald Trump's two impeachment defense lawyers who are heading his upcoming Senate trial: David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr.

The electronic pop musician SOPHIE, known for her unique spin on underground dance music, died on Saturday after an accidental fall. She was 34 years old.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., about whether the Democrats should move ahead without Republicans to pass a coronavirus relief package.

As President Biden tries to get a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through Congress, Democrats are looking to budget reconciliation to pass the plan if it doesn't get GOP support.

The pandemic has hit the Gaza Strip hard. Many ill Palestinians cannot afford to quarantine and doctors in COVID-19 wards have struggled to supply enough oxygen for ventilators.