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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with India's ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu about India's response to the pandemic, vaccine diplomacy, climate change and the U.S.-India relationship.

Saks Fifth Avenue will phase out sales of animal-fur products, joining other retailers such as Macy's that are responding to growing anti-fur sentiment among shoppers.

The Senate will consider a budget amendment to fund the complete cleanup and closure. It's estimated to cost $200 million.

A group of paleontologists in Patagonia, Argentina, discovered a new dinosaur species resembling a T-rex that "causes fear."

Reem Kassis began gathering family recipes after the birth of her first child. The recipes, she says, "could be the story of any and every Palestinian family." Her new book is The Arabesque Table.

The Biden task force is examining whether the previous administration began implementing its policy in the early days of former President Donald Trump's term.

A pair of environmental organizations are weighing in on the Piney Point wastewater leak in Manatee County. They say the crisis at the old fertilizer plant was preventable.

The defense for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin credited "excited delirium" as a contributing factor in George Floyd's death. But this term has no commonly accepted definition.

In Disco Elysium,you play as an unnamed detective figuring out the story behind a dead body in a windswept, wintry city. The new Final Cut edition features extra quests and a fully-voiced script.

HRK Holdings purchased the Piney Point land in 2006 but filed for bankruptcy in 2011 after about 170 million gallons of toxic water spilled into Tampa Bay.

The officers could have taken other measures, including simply talking to George Floyd, says Sgt. Jody Stiger, a use-of-force expert at the Los Angeles Police Department.

Proof of vaccinations for crew and passengers is now a requirement in most cruise lines' safety plans. Mandatory vaccinations on cruise ships also aligns with federally recommended protocols.

Researchers are reporting some progress in their search for drugs that tamp down the overwhelming immune reaction that can kill a patient with COVID-19.

The rule, originally proposed in 2016 to expand net requirements to protect sea turtles, was rewritten by the Trump administration and stripped of requirements that would have protected twice as many turtles.

The state still faces financial fallout due to the coronavirus pandemic despite receiving a huge influx of federal money.

Two prominent Florida Democrats also criticized the CBS report, which the governor called "lies built on lies" and warned of unspecified “consequences."

At the center of Tuesday's election was a rare-earth mining project that has seen those favoring greater development square off against others who want more environmental safeguards.

A group of lawmakers in the state House of Representatives from both parties stood together and said they want to extend the 60 days of Medicaid coverage after birth.

Because of the pandemic, workers and visitors are required to wear masks.

It would provide another proposed end point for the Suncoast Parkway extension.

Investigators say that they believe Woods mistakenly hit the accelerator rather than the brake as he was negotiating a curve in February in the Los Angeles area.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actor Kyle MacLachlan about playing former President Franklin D. Roosevelt in PBS' Masterpiece series Atlantic Crossing.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the new voting law, what it includes and how it affects his job.

The new coronavirus is affecting business in Chinatowns throughout the U.S. In San Francisco, civic leaders are working to both boost business and make sure the COVID-19 illness doesn't spread.

President Trump signed a trade deal with China on Wednesday. The agreement relaxes some U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. In exchange, China is expected to buy more from the U.S.