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Finn Washburn, 9, receives an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in San Jose, Calif., in November. Now the pharmaceutical companies are seeking authorization to give kids a booster dose of the vaccine.

California won't require COVID vaccine to attend schools

The state said it is not exploring emergency rules to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required school vaccinations.

Pivot, the humpback whale stranded on the Assateague Island shoreline.

Experts explain why humpback whales are washing up on the East Coast

Humpback whales are washing up on east coast beaches. Boats, fish, and their growing population may be to blame.

File photo of Syndel Murillo, 16, left, and Shale Harris, 15, reaching for a pass as they try out for the Redondo Union High School girls' flag football team on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Redondo Beach, Calif.

California makes flag football a girls' high school sport

The California Interscholastic Federation's federated council voted Friday to make flag football an official high school sport for girls in the nation’s most populous state for the upcoming 2023-24 year.

She's been here before: Beyoncé performs at the Grammy Awards in 2017, when she was nominated in record, album and song of the year but lost all three awards to Adele.

2023 Grammy Awards: The Beyoncé paradox

At this year's awards on Sunday night, Beyoncé could become the artist with the most Grammys ever. She could also go down in history as the most snubbed.

Then-U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a vial that he said was the size that could be used to hold anthrax as he addresses the United Nations Security Council in February 2003 at the U.N. in New York.

20 years ago, the U.S. warned of Iraq's alleged 'weapons of mass destruction'

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's speech to the United Nations Security Council in February 2003 came to define and undermine the Iraq War.

A portrait of Pope Francis in South Sudan.

Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan in hopes he can revive the peace process

While there is excitement, the trip comes with a sense of urgency. Despite a peace deal, violence along political and ethnic lines has continued and millions are in the grip of famine.

Pedestrians view a partially frozen fountain on a cold-weather day on Jan. 11 in New York City.

In many parts of the northern U.S., it's really cold. Here's how to stay safe

Wind chill warnings and advisories are in place for parts of the northern United States as regions see temperatures settle in the single digits.

From left, Leyla McCalla, Saba, and Victoria Legrand of Beach House.

Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Most Popular Songs of 2022 (So Far)

Beach House and Mitski and Spoon, oh my! Here are the tracks public radio is spinning over and over this year.

A high altitude balloon floats over Billings, Mont., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days.

China says it is looking into the report of a spy balloon over U.S. airspace

The balloon has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, The Pentagon decided not to shoot it down due to risks of harm for people on the ground, officials said.

File photo of two children in front of a clinic, Feb. 22, 2022. CalAIM seeks to improve the availability of mental health care for young people insured by Medi-Cal, but a year since its rollout, obstacles remain.

Will the state’s big Medi-Cal plan really fix mental health care for low-income Californians?

A year into the rollout of CalAIM, payment details are murky and obstacles remain in finding help for Medi-Cal recipients with mental health needs.

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