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Host Michel Martin remembers legendary actress Cicely Tyson, who died Thursday at the age of 96.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Stanley Tucci about his new movie, Supernova.

Among the fairly unknown team from South Carolina is Butch Bowers, who represents public officials in ethics cases. A first for him, he has to defend the former president in a trial unlike any other.

The requests would bring K-12 funding to a record high of $22.8 billion and raise per-student funding by $233 to $8,019.

In the greater Tampa Bay region, the state reported 1,425 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, including 430 in Hillsborough County.

In November, a scientific paper estimated millions of years of life could be lost due to prolonged school closures in the U.S. The paper has since been corrected and critiqued.

As Twitter and Facebook crack down on those spreading baseless QAnon conspiracies, adherents are finding other apps to communicate on, including platforms where they may be further radicalized.

The next target audience for Visit Florida will be the West Coast, expanding earlier efforts that targeted travelers from East Coast cities who could drive or take short flights to Florida.

The $15 million requested by DeSantis would come on top of $10 million the Legislature has already directed toward establishing an importation program, which also was championed by former House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes.

The measure is receiving pushback from those who believe it targets Black Lives Matter.

The decision came after advocacy groups asked state officials to delay what’s known as the ACCESS test, an in-person evaluation that measures English-language learners’ proficiency, because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier have parted ways with the former president after a "mutual decision," leaving his defense team little preparation time before the Feb. 9 trial.

Reddit's WallStreetBets community was central to this week's stock market insanity. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jaime Rogozinski, the founder and former moderator of that group.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with biomedical ethicist Ruth Faden of Johns Hopkins University about how states are determining their vaccination priorities given their limited supplies.

From protecting voters' personal information to making Election Day a state holiday, there are dozens of election law changes on the table.

With intense emotions in her voice, the great singer of fado music became the heart and soul of the Portuguese people.

NPR's Mark Roberts reports from Billings, Montana, where the trial of fourteen Montana Freemen is expected to resume after a delay in jury selection.

Moskowitz told a state Senate panel that residents and employees at all assisted living facilities and nursing homes have been offered the COVID vaccine. Doing so by the end of the month was a goal of the governor.

The Biden administration had Day 1 plans for the pandemic, economy and climate change. Experts say they haven't yet seen that same focus on the addiction crisis, which is killing 220 people a day.

The deaths of two migrant children raise new questions about the quality of medical care at Border Patrol facilities. But pediatricians at the border have been raising these concerns for years.

A string of shootings and revelations about clergy abuse has made 2018 a hard year for the people of Pittsburgh. But some are finding new activism and hope within tragedy.

The FCC chairman called CenturyLink's widespread telecom outage unacceptable and says an investigation will start immediately.

NPR's Ari Shapiro checks back in with a family he spoke with earlier this year when the father was held in an immigration detention facility.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Steven Rich, database editor for the Washington Post's investigations unit, about how 4 million children were subjected to school lockdowns last year.

The vaccine did better at preventing disease in the U.S. – 72% — and less well in South Africa – 57% efficacy. The efficacy seen in Latin America was 66%.