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The president said states must open vaccine eligibility to all U.S. residents 18 and older by April 19, about two weeks ahead of his initial May 1 deadline.

"You and your family could travel coast to coast without a single tank of gas onboard a high-speed train," President Biden said. The map shows 30 new routes across the U.S. that funding could create.

The change came in response to Georgia's controversial new voting law, which the MLB says is against its values.

Officials say they're receiving help from Mosaic to haul hundreds of thousands of gallons of water from the reservoir to another site.

The state reported 5,556 new positive coronavirus cases, while the greater Tampa Bay region reported 24 deaths — including 17 in Polk County.

Stock markets were convulsed by another wave of selling Monday. So many investors headed for the exits that trading was temporarily halted in the morning. The Dow finished down 2,020 points, or 7.8%.

A rare view from inside Idlib, Syria, where a fragile cease-fire is holding so far. One million displaced people have to decide whether they trust it enough to return to what is left of their homes.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mayor Darrell Steinberg on how he plans to keep the Sacramento Bee from losing its local and independent roots after the newspaper's owner has declared bankruptcy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rachel Donadio, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, about French politican Benjamin Griveaux's sex scandal and the cultural impact of his resignation.

The current reduction in violence is the longest partial truce for Afghanistan in nearly two decades. Some Afghans explain what these days mean to them.

Maine's governor issued what's believed to be the state's first posthumous pardon — acknowledging that state officials had framed a lawyer for trying to win legal rights for one of the state's tribes.

The gas utility responsible for fires and explosions across three communities north of Boston in 2018 is pleading guilty to violating federal safety regulations — and will pay a record fine.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's handling of domestic policy has been criticized, but there's also speculation President Vladimir Putin is setting up a system for him to remain in power.

The articles of impeachment against President Trump go to the Senate Wednesday. The latest Democratic debate was held in Iowa. And, the president is set to sign Phase 1 of the trade deal with China.

American police are caught in the angry middle, literally and politically, as civil unrest rages the U.S. Police share thoughts on the current violence and what future they see for their profession.

George Floyd has died a week ago after a former Minneapolis police officer used his knee to pin Floyd's neck to the ground. His brother, Terrence Floyd, has urged protesters to be peaceful Monday.

Judges in Texas are being told it's not their job to enforce a CDC order aimed at stopping evictions. Housing groups fear that a wave of unnecessary evictions will leave thousands homeless.

Voting advocates in Texas are pressuring companies to speak out against new voting measures before the bills make it through the state legislature.

Many doctors and nurses say they are not receiving enough N95 masks to feel safe. Yet, U.S. companies say they can't sell their federally approved N95 masks to hospitals.

Government officials and architects in India are preserving forgotten relics of Mumbai's history: ornate 19th century drinking fountains. Reviving them could help improve water access for the poor.

Judas and the Black Messiah has made Oscar history as the first Best Picture nominee with an all-Black producing team. And it's not the first time producer Charles D. King has made Hollywood history.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Cuban American author Andy Gomez about comments Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has made about literacy and medical care in Fidel Castro's Cuba.

Lawmakers in Virginia are set to take important votes on the Equal Rights Amendment amid a renewed push to ratify it. Activists from across the country, who remember the fight decades ago, look back.

Immigrant and refugee communities in Nashville, Tenn., have been hit hard by the coronavirus. The city is trying to catch up with providing critical services to those who don't speak English.

President Trump discussed the protests raging across the U.S. over George Floyd's death with governors Monday. He told the governors to "dominate" the protesters and to use the military.