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Austin has ordered the armed forces to stand down for one day to address concerns over extremism in the ranks — an issue that has drawn renewed concern in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A bitter fight is ongoing between powerful backers of a giant terminal on the Mississippi River and residents of the historic Black town of Wallace, La., who say this is environmental racism.

Collins, a top scientist and evangelical Christian, says, "The realization that principles of faith and science are complementary has been of great comfort to me in the search for truth."

The economists have previously expressed concern that Trump's tariffs and higher budget deficits could eventually dampen the economy.

"Scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus variant," BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said Tuesday.

Harvey said the case brought a lot of change. But at what cost.

It was a decision that appalled and angered Syrian opposition groups and international medical organizations. On May 28 Syria was appointed to the World Health Organization's Executive Board.

We asked NPR readers to tell us about people who are coming up with creative ways to to address COVID-19 challenges in their community. Here are six of their stories.

U.S. lawmakers expect President Biden to recognize the World War I-era mass killing and deportation of Armenians as genocide — even if it makes Turkey angry.

As the country faces the world's worst coronavirus crisis, children want to know: Will I catch it? Will grandfather die? What's it like to be an orphan?