Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
NPR's picks for 2021 books on current events
From NPR's yearly reading list, Books We Love, three NPR colleagues share their suggestions for reads on current events.
Hospitals are still reeling from delta as omicron cases start to multiply
U.S. hospitals have a heads-up on omicron, but that doesn't mean they feel ready to deal with what could be a huge wave of patients infected by the new variant of COVID-19.
National Hockey League postpones games due to COVID-19
Scott Detrow speaks with Seattle Times reporter Marisa Ingemi about COVID-19 in hockey. The NHL has postponed several games because of infections.
Democrats need a boost. Could they find it in rural America?
Don Gonyea speaks with former Montana Governor Steve Bullock about the state of the Democratic party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
Thousands of Russian troops have massed on the border of Ukraine
Don Gonyea speaks with Angela Stent of the Brookings Institution about how the crisis on the Ukraine-Russia border can be resolved.
Consumer prices rose by 6.8% last month, the highest jump in inflation in 4 decades
Don Gonyea talks with Mark Wolfe of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association about how inflation is affecting low income Americans.
At-home COVID-19 tests have room for improvement
Don Gonyea speaks to Atul Grover, health policy researcher and executive director at the Association of American Medical Colleges, about the issues with at-home COVID-19 tests.
The U.S. is averaging 120,000 COVID-19 infections daily in seasonal surge
Health care workers in the U.S. are eyeing the omicron variant of COVID-19 while the delta variant continues to put hospitals under stress.
Small towns in the Midwest are coming together to deal with storm damage
Don Gonyea talks with Kevin Cotton, Mayor of Madisonville, Kentucky, which was hard hit by this weekend's deadly storms.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear discusses state's recovery after storms
Don Gonyea talks with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear about storm damage in his state, and how the recovery effort is going.
Art, music and theater classes help students express emotions on returning to school
Schools across the country are reporting an uptick in misbehaviors now that kids are back in person. Artists, music and drama teachers are trying to help them cope.