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One of the revived rules will bolster incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., against potential agitators in either party.

Democrats Unveil Changes To House Rules On Debt Ceiling, Ethics

The new rules include automatically increasing the debt ceiling when a new budget is passed and setting up a committee on climate change.

In this photo provided by the University of Chicago, Richard Thaler poses for a photo with his books at his home in Chicago after winning the Nobel prize in economics, on Monday.

Nobel Goes To American Richard Thaler For Work In Behavioral Economics

The Swedish Academy said it was awarding Thaler the prize in economics for his pioneering work in incorporating "psychologically realistic assumptions into analyses of economic decision-making."

At most of India's private engineering and medical schools, a certain number of spots in the freshman class â usually about 15% â are reserved for the college's management to allocate at its discretion.

When Students In India Can't Earn College Admission On Merit, They Buy Their Way In

When parents in the U.S. paid huge sums to secure places for their children in top schools, it was a scandal. In India, it's acceptable for parents to pay private universities for this purpose.

Vice President Pence speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force at the White House Tuesday.

Transcript Of NPR's Full Interview With Vice President Pence

Vice President Pence talked to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus.

Heat Making You Lethargic? Research Shows It Can Slow Your Brain, Too

Hot weather can influence cognitive performance, according to new research. Young adults living in non-air-conditioned dorms during a heat wave performed worse on math and attention tests.

In 2018, U.S. birthrates fell for nearly all racial and age groups, the CDC says. Here, mothers and babies attend a yoga class in Culver City, Calif., in March.

U.S. Births Fell To A 32-Year Low In 2018; CDC Says Birthrate Is In Record Slump

"The birthrate is a barometer of despair," demographer Dowell Myers says. Not since 1986 has the U.S. seen so few babies born.

Dispatches From A 'Dopesick' America

Author Beth Macy details opioids' odyssey from medicine to scourge, in her book about young heroin users, their long-suffering parents, doctors, drug company executives, cops, judges and drug dealers.

Tony Evers, Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, faced a primary opponent who was further left and does not take up all the far-reaching policy positions of Bernie Sanders. But he has embraced the progressive banner, and Sanders has his back in a campaign to unseat GOP Gov. Scott Walker.

As More Democrats Embrace 'Progressive' Label, It May Not Mean What It Used To

More Democratic candidates who call themselves progressive entered the ring in 2018 than in the past several campaigns, but they're not all running on the full Bernie Sanders agenda.

Stakes Rise In Venezuela In The Campaign To Oust Nicolás Maduro As President

In Venezuela, the stakes are rising in the internationally-backed drive to oust President Nicolás Maduro as his challenger stages a rally in the capital. The U.S. warned the regime not to touch him.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

2020 Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is an archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

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