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Residents wait in line to vote outside of the Tippecanoe branch library on Oct. 20, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisc. Minimum standards for access to in-person early voting are one reform that both Republicans and Democrats have backed.

There are election reforms that both Democrats and Republicans seem to like

After failing to pass a voting rights bill, Democrats in Congress haven't made their next move clear. Bipartisan talks have begun over smaller measures that election experts still see as necessary.

People attend a special Board of Education meeting on mask mandates for students and staff in Kalamazoo County Schools at the Schoolcraft High School Gymnasium on Aug. 23 in Schoolcraft, Mich. COVID-19 protocols around the country have divided parents and school staff, in some cases leading to violence and intimidation.

The Justice Department will address threats against school officials and staff

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing federal authorities to meet with local law enforcement about the spike in violent threats against school board members, teachers and others.

A protester gathers containers that look like OxyContin bottles at an anti-opioid demonstration in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington in 2019.

Corporate opioid payouts now being finalized would top $32 billion

Companies at the center of the deadly prescription opioid epidemic are close to deals that would cap their liability.

A Pfizer vaccine vial and syringe. A CDC advisory panel has recommended the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine be administered to adolescents age 12 to 15.

CDC Advisers Say Kids As Young As 12 Can Get The Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

The recommendation follows the FDA's extension of its emergency use authorization to children ages 12 to 15 this week. The CDC is expected to quickly approve use.

Vice President Kamala Harris said Congress needs to act to codify abortion rights, but acknowledged the political hurdles to that goal.

VP Harris calls for abortion-rights supporters to channel frustration into action

In an interview with NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid, the vice president also called on Congress to codify abortion rights.

A man uses a magnifying glass to read a newspaper headline reporting on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Asia visit, at a stand in Beijing, Sunday, July 31, 2022.

Pelosi confirmed details of her trip to Asia, but did not say if she'll visit Taiwan

The speaker of the House will stop in four Asian countries this week, but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan. Rumors she might visit the island democracy has fueled tension with China.

A lab technician at a Pfizer factory inspects Paxlovid tablets as they move through the manufacturing process.

Feds' contract with Pfizer for Paxlovid has some surprises

NPR has obtained the government's $5.3 billion contract for the first 10 million courses of Paxlovid, an antiviral pill for COVID-19. Here's what's in it.

Officials gather near an armored vehicle that lost bags of cash on the freeway in Carlsbad after a door on the truck opened, Nov. 19, 2021.

Bags of cash fall out of armored truck, burst open on I-5 in Carlsbad

The door of a federally contracted armored vehicle flew open, spilling cash on both south and northbound lanes of the I-5.

From left, Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels and Timothy Ramthun (not pictured) participate in a televised debate for the GOP nomination for Wisconsin governor on July 24, 2022, in Milwaukee.

Trump and Pence choose sides in the contentious GOP primary for Wisconsin governor

Wisconsin's Republican primary for governor between Tim Michels and Rebecca Kleefisch could determine the future of the GOP in the state and whether the party can defeat Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat.

Baby formula is displayed on the shelves of a grocery store with a sign limiting purchases in Indianapolis on Tuesday.

California mothers share breast milk amid formula shortage

The nationwide baby formula shortage is leading some parents to more creative means to ensure the nutritional needs of their infant children.

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