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Following the closure of the U.S. Consulates in Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow will be the only American diplomatic outpost in Russia.

U.S. State Department Closing Two Consulates In Russia

The announcement follows the revelation of a massive cyberattack against numerous government agencies as well as a number of private companies. Russian intelligence is widely believed responsible.

A health care worker draws a dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe for an immunization event in the parking lot of the L.A. Mission on Feb. 24.

Could A Single-Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine After Illness Stretch The Supply?

People who have been sick with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the normally two-shot vaccines. If that became policy it could extend vaccine supplies, but logistical challenges are daunting.

Survivors of the ISIS genocide of Yazidis walk to mass graves near the village of Kocho, northern Iraq, in August 2019, on the fifth anniversary of the massacre that killed most of the men and older boys in the village.

'Nothing Left In The World Except These Bones': Yazidis Search For Mothers' Remains

Investigators have discovered 17 mass graves containing bodies of some of the 3,000 Yazidis killed by ISIS. For survivors, a grave with remains of older and pregnant women prompts a special anguish.

A man works at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. The retail giant faces a major labor battle with a unionization vote planned at a similar warehouse in Alabama.

Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company's 1st U.S. Union

Although the company has unionized workers in Europe, it has held off organizing efforts here. About 6,000 workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama can cast a mail-in ballot starting Feb. 8.

Medical personnel prone a COVID-19 patient last November at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles.

Pandemic Shortens U.S. Life Expectancy, Study Concludes

The deaths caused by the pandemic appear to be shortening overall life expectancy in the U.S. by 1.13 years, which would be the largest single decline in at least 40 years.

"I had one day, I worked six hours and made $50. It really wasn't worth it. ... But it doesn't happen that often," says Hilary Gordon, who works as a shopper for the grocery-delivery app Instacart in Sacramento, Calif. "The other day I worked 11-and-a-half hours and made $265. Great? No. But good."

Why Suburban Moms Are Delivering Your Groceries

After two master's degrees and three children, Hilary Gordon is one of the women who now make up more than half of the contractors at food delivery apps like Instacart. NPR spent a day with her.

According to Zhang Zhixiong's family, Juxin Mining Co. paid for several village infrastructure projects, including building new apartment complexes for local residents. The buildings were weeks away from completion before Zhang was arrested and now stand abandoned in the middle of the village.

How China's Massive Corruption Crackdown Snares Entrepreneurs Across The Country

Chinese officials boast their campaign against "evil" has busted over 50,000 supposed criminal organizations, but experts warn it has served another function: consolidating power.

A model of a feathered Tyrannosaurus rex at the American Museum of Natural History in 2019 in New York City. All Things Considered is making amends for its lack of dinosaur coverage.

8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Lack Of Dinosaur Stories

How can All Things Considered consider all things without considering dinosaurs? That's the question posed by 8-year-old Leo Shidla of Minneapolis.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

February 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the February 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Police investigate the scene at Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo, Minn., on Tuesday after a shooting there.

'Horrible' Minn. Shooting; 1 Dead, 4 Injured; Suspect 'No Stranger' To Police

Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke said police were "very familiar" with the suspect, a local man. He described Gregory Paul Ulrich, 67, as having a "history of conflict."

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