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Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York walk out of a budget resolution meeting at the Capitol on Aug. 9.

As Democrats look to cut their spending bill, here's a reminder of where they started

The party laid out bold priorities this summer, including major investments in climate initiatives, health care and the child tax credit. But it's become clear that some cuts will have to happen.

A staff member checks a COVID-19 vaccine package in Beijing. China has approved Sinopharm's vaccine, after clinical trials showed the drug has a 79.34% efficacy against COVID-19.

China Approves Its Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine For Widespread Use

The state-owned Sinopharm says its vaccine has a 79% efficacy rate — surpassing the widely accepted standard of 50% efficacy.

Mini Pigs Alphie and Ozzy graze artificial turf for oatmeal flakes in Santee on Nov. 20, 2020.

The Huge Myth Behind Micro Pigs

Deceitful marketing leads to a crisis of overfilled pig sanctuaries.

"There's been quite a lot of tension between the way I've chosen to do things and the way a major label expects female pop artists to do things," Charli XCX tells NPR.

'I love selling out': Charli XCX on the volatile pop of 'Crash'

On Charli XCX's Crash, the artist leans fully into a mainstream pop persona for the first time in almost a decade.

Apple CEO Tim Cook walks through the Ronald V. Dellums building on Friday.

As Apple's Tim Cook Testifies, The Judge Creates The Day's Most Dramatic Moment

CEO Tim Cook defended Apple on the witness stand on Friday in a trial playing out in Oakland, Calif. Epic Games, which is suing Apple, accuses it of being an illegal monopoly.

A Remote Work Revolution Is Underway — But Not For Everyone

It's not just tech companies embracing work-from-home for the post-pandemic era. But manufacturers like Ford also have to consider the huge swathes of their workforce that simply can't work remotely.

Despite its remote location, the Peruvian city of Iquitos on the Amazon River was one of the first parts of the country to be hard hit by COVID-19.

Peru has the world's highest COVID death rate. Here's why

An isolated city on the Amazon illustrates why Peru has the highest COVID death rate in the world. One infectious disease expert called the country's awful record the result of a "perfect storm."

Rod Bradshaw, pictured in January 2021, says he's the last Black farmer in Hodgeman County, Kan. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about debt relief coming for Black farmers.

Black Farmers Have Long Faced Discrimination. New Aid Aims To Right Past Wrongs

Generations of systemic discrimination have decimated the number of Black farmers in the U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked with NPR about new funding for debt relief.

Taro Kono, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and currently the minister in charge of vaccinations, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Sept. 17.

Japan's Outspoken, U.S.-Educated Vaccine Minister Wants To Be The Next Prime Minister

Taro Kono is seen as a political maverick with liberal views on social policy. He is popular with the public, but his own party's power brokers may hesitate to make him the leader next week.

A couple takes pictures with the Olympic rings monument near the National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Feb. 4. Organizers have decided that overseas spectators won't be allowed to attend the Games this summer.

Overseas Spectators Will Be Banned From Tokyo Olympics Due To COVID-19 Risks

Tokyo organizers on Saturday announced that foreign spectators will be barred from attending this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games due to concerns over COVID-19.

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