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A selfie of Beth Kenny (foreground), their wife Adina (middle), and their child Vyla sitting in their backyard in Alameda, Calif. Since the lifting of COVID safety measures, Kenny and their family have had to pull back from indoor activities, and they struggle to explain why to Vyla.

Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so, and are being left behind.

How to get rid of medical debt — or avoid it in the first place

Bills can add up fast when you're dealing with a health crisis. And if you can't pay them, they can wreak havoc on your finances. Here's how to stay out of medical debt — or make it go away.

Seth Keshel speaks at a New Hampshire election security seminar presented by the New Hampshire Voter Integrity Group in Manchester, N.H., on Nov. 19, 2021. Seth Keshel, a retired U.S. Army captain, has worked to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Election deniers have taken their fraud theories on tour — to nearly every state

Even as the Jan. 6 hearings play out, election misinformation keeps spreading. NPR tracked four leaders preaching false information about election fraud at hundreds of grassroots events nationwide.

Sam Collins poses for a portrait at the historic home, Ashton Villa.

The new Juneteenth federal holiday traces its roots to Galveston, Texas

Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

Bruce Frank, chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention's sexual abuse task force, speaks during its annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

Southern Baptists vote to fight sexual abuse and elect a leader eager for change

The Southern Baptist Convention offered commitments at its closely watched two-day annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., to address sexual abuse problems kept hidden for years.

Heaven and hell are places on Earth in Ethel Cain's discography.

In Ethel Cain's music, hell is a place on Earth

The artist's debut album Preacher's Daughter drives deep into the heart of gothic Americana.

Retired pastor Julián Moreno, 80, lost his great-granddaugther during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

A former pastor grieves the loss of his great-granddaughter in Uvalde

Julián Moreno is the retired pastor of a Baptist church in Uvalde. Members of the congregation gathered to remember his great-granddaugher and another girl who was killed in the shooting.

'City of Orange' is a post-apocalyptic tale starting with memory loss

The double threat of climate change and the global pandemic has made post-apocalyptic fiction an undeniably thriving and popular genre. Author David Yoon has one of the latest entrants.

<strong>May 26:</strong> People visit a memorial in the town square for victims of Tuesday's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Photos: Mourners gather at memorials in Uvalde

Residents of Uvalde pay their respects and mourn at memorials in the town following the tragic mass shooting at Robb elementary school where 19 children and two teachers were killed.

Linda Munson's youngest grandson, Daniel Gomez, 2, tries on an Oculus headset in her yard in Berlin, Conn. Playing different virtual reality games has become her family's regular Sunday activity, Munson said.

Virtual workouts spiked during the pandemic — and the trend is sticking around

During lockdown, gyms were out of the question. But some people felt more comfortable exercising at home, and companies hope to keep attracting new users by making VR apps more addictive and fun.

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