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An electronic overhead sign warns motorists headed westbound on Interstate 70 at Ward Road as high winds strafed the Denver metropolitan area Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Arvada, Colo. A wind storm ripped through communities along Colorado's Front Range Wednesday, leaving a trail of property damage in its wake.

Tornadoes, snow squalls, and high temps hit the Midwest in a wild winter storm

Severe thunderstorms and winds up to 70 mph have caused massive power outages across Kansas and shut down the Kansas City International Airport.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is one of 70 House Democrats Republicans are targeting to beat in November 2022. Here she greets voters outside the Orange County Registrar's office September 18, 2020 in Orange, Virginia.

As the GOP eyes Virginia swing district, is the Biden agenda enough for Democrats?

Republicans are targeting Virginia's 7th Congressional District, currently represented by Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger, in next year's midterm elections.

U.K. Begins Mass Vaccination Against The Coronavirus

The United Kingdom embarked on its mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on Monday. The person who received the first dose is 90-year-old Margaret Keenan.

The FDA has authorized second booster shots for people over 50 and for some people who are immunocompromised.

Do I really need another booster? The answer depends on age, risk and timing

Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster. But other infectious disease experts say three shots are enough for now.

Michael Clark, 13, works with his classmate Thalia Medrano, 13, on a group mural art project at C.P.M.A, Jan. 25, 2022

Signature gatherers work hard to shore up funding for music and arts in California schools

Gathering signatures is the first step to putting together a measure to get arts funding for every public school in California on the ballot.

Barbados elects its 1st president in a step towards shedding its colonial past

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mackie Holder, consulate general of Barbados in New York, about Barbados transitioning to a republic.

Ireland's Sinn Féin leader on Brexit, cross-border relations and party goals

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin president and leader of the opposition in the Republic of Ireland, about Brexit and how cross-border relations are working.

A COVID-19 vaccine is drawn at the vaccination site at CSU San Marcos. Feb. 22, 2021.

San Diego County Reports 519 COVID-19 Cases, 30 Deaths

San Diego County public health officials reported 519 new COVID-19 infections and 30 deaths Thursday.

In this Jan. 9, 2021, file photo, a hospital worker places a "COVID Patient" sticker on a body bag holding a deceased patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles.

US COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 450K; Daily Toll Is Stubbornly High

Infectious disease specialists expect deaths to start dropping soon after new cases hit a peak right around the beginning of the year. There’s also the risk that improving trends in infections and hospitalizations could be offset by people relaxing and coming together — including this Sunday to watch the Super Bowl.

Radiohead circa 2000. Singer Thom Yorke (second from right) says that as much as the albums <em>Kid A</em> and <em>Amnesiac</em> channel the dread that loomed over their moment, they are also full of hope that another world is possible.

20 Years After The End Of The World

At the turn of the millennium, Radiohead turned creeping melancholy and desolation into two albums that changed the band's career. Two decades later, maybe we've caught up to their prophetic vision.

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