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A Walmart store in Derry, N.H., seen in November 2020. The company says fully vaccinated customers need not wear masks, and vaccinated workers won't need to wear them starting Tuesday. The company won't require proof of status.

Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes

For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming into something that resembles pre-pandemic days.

Then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is seen on May 17, 2018. The scandal-plagued Republican is now seeking the GOP nomination for the state's upcoming U.S. Senate primary.

Why many Missouri Republicans fear Eric Greitens could win the state's Senate primary

Some Republicans worry that if the scandal-plagued former governor were to win the primary, it would place a Senate seat considered to be safely GOP in jeopardy.

President Biden planned to talk about infrastructure on the anniversary of his inauguration. But first, he had to clean up some comments he had made about Russia and Ukraine.

How Biden is trying to clean up his comments about Russia and Ukraine

President Biden said there was uncertainty among allies about how they would respond to a "minor incursion" by Russia into Ukraine. That led to alarm overseas — and a clean-up at home.

Kun Kun gets ready for a test to tell if dogs can distinguish languages from each other.

Is your dog bilingual? A new study suggests their brains can tell languages apart

When brain researcher Laura Cuaya moved from Mexico to Hungary, she wanted to know if her two dogs would recognize the change in language. So she devised an experiment.

Bill Bozarth climbs a ladder to install an ember-resistant vent at a Lakeside home, June 15, 2021.

San Diego homes to get $24 million from state for wildfire retrofits after county nixed similar program

Some San Diego County residents will soon be able to tap into a $24 million pot of money to retrofit their homes to protect against wildfire as part of a new statewide initiative.

2 Shanghai residents share how they've handled the city's lockdown

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with two residents of a housing complex in Shanghai about how they have experienced the city's lockdown — which is approaching its sixth week.

Inside of a classroom at Bostonia Language Academy in El Cajon, March 19, 2021.

California To Require Face Masks At Schools This Fall

California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued Friday from the CDC that says vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings.

Mental health care workers rally outside of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Clairemont Mesa, Dec. 10, 2018.

If no deal reached, thousands Kaiser Permanente workers plan to strike Monday

If a deal is not reached over the weekend more than 20,000 Southern California Kaiser Permanente workers plan to go on strike Monday.

Newly graduated Afghan National Army personnel march during their graduation ceremony in November 2020. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report obtained by The Associated Press that more than 100 former members of the Afghan government, its security forces and those who worked with international troops have been killed since the Taliban takeover of the country.

U.N. says over 100 ex-Afghan officials have been slain since the Taliban's takeover

A new U.N. report finds that "more than two-thirds" of those who died were victims of extrajudicial killings by the Taliban or its affiliates.

Southern California Kaiser Permanente union members vote to authorize strike

The union, which is seeking 4% wage increases each year through 2023, says Kaiser wants to cut wages for health care workers.

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