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California’s blistering heat wave and power plant equipment failures are straining the state power grid. Energy officials are calling on consumers to conserve.

Local experts react to latest UN report on climate change

Local climate change leaders and activists give their thoughts on the latest IPCC report on climate change mitigation, saying "it's now or never."

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

February 2022: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the February 2022 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

What U.S. intelligence got right and wrong about the war in Ukraine

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and Fred Kagan of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute about U.S. intelligence in the war in Ukraine.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Clash over immigration policy derails Senate COVID aid bill

Senate Republicans, with the support of some Democrats, want to use the $10 billion spending bill to block the expiration of a policy that has made it easier to deport migrants during the pandemic.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona delivers remarks in Washington, D.C., in January. The department has extended the freeze on federal student loan payments several times since the pandemic began in March 2020.

The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer

The Biden administration extended the freeze on student loan payments yet again, this time until September, and announced a reset for borrowers in default.

Maurice Miller lies in bed in his room at a nursing home in Takoma Park, Md., on Thursday. The Biden administration is planning to establish a federal minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes as part of a broader push to improve care for seniors and people with disabilities.

Nursing home residents suffer from staffing shortages, but the jobs are hard to fill

To address the problem of poor care, President Biden is calling for a federal minimum staffing requirement in nursing homes. The nursing home industry says there aren't workers to fill the jobs.

Struggling Democrats hope growing union support will provide boost in midterms

With support for unions at its highest point since 1965, Democrats hope they can capitalize on that sentiment as they struggle to connect with voters on other issues.

Tiger Woods celebrates after sinking his putt on the 18th green to win the Masters Tournament on April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Ga.

What to know about the Masters, as Tiger Woods plans a comeback

The prestigious golf tournament tees off Thursday, with Tiger Woods announcing that he plans to participate for the first time since a serious car crash in 2021. He'll see plenty of competition.

Suzanne and Jim Rybak, inside the craft room where their son, Jameson, would encourage Suzanne to make colorful beach bags, received a $4,928 medical bill months after it was supposedly resolved.

Never-ending costs: When resolved medical bills keep popping up

A family received a $4,928 bill that was settled with the health system 18 months earlier, resurrecting painful memories. Hospital billing experts say this distressing scenario occurs frequently.

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses

The Amazon Labor Union was born Friday after an improbable victory for Chris Smalls over Amazon. Smalls and his friend Derrick Palmer spoke to NPR on Twitter Spaces.

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