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Voters in New York soundly rejected two ballot measures that would have allowed for expanded voting access in the state.

What 2021's recent elections tell us about voting in 2022 and beyond

Recent off-year elections showed that voters may not be so invested in making it easier to vote while Republicans may benefit from higher voter turnout than they previously had thought.

President Biden's Big Talk About Diplomacy Is Being Tested At The UN General Assembly

Lofty rhetoric about multilateralism is meeting the hard reality for President Biden at the UN General Assembly as he tries to smooth over a dispute with America's oldest ally, France.

A train is ready on the station during the handover ceremony of the high-speed rail project in Vientiane, Laos, connecting the city with Kunming, China, on Dec. 3, 2021.

With U.S. focused on defense, China's trade and infrastructure sweep Southeast Asia

The Biden administration hopes to make deeper inroads in Southeast Asia but lags far behind China, which has already built up major trade ties, as well as roads and a high-speed rail.

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to fill the House seat left vacant when Deb Haaland was confirmed as the first Native American to head the Department of the Interior.

A New Mexico Special Election Is Posing An Early Test Of Democrats' 2022 Messaging

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to fill the House seat left vacant in March when Deb Haaland was confirmed as the first Native American in U.S. history to head the Department of the Interior.

A registered nurse stirs a nasal swab in testing solution after administering a COVID-19 test in Los Angeles, Calif. Increased testing could help in efforts to detect and track new variants like omicron.

U.S. races to detect and track omicron, hampered by an unwieldy surveillance system

What's the U.S. doing to watch out for the omicron variant? Here's the work underway and the challenges that experts say may slow down the country's efforts.

Chef and YouTube host Pailin Chongchitnant.

Cooking up food and identity in Pailin Chongchitnant's "Hot Thai Kitchen"

When chef Pailin Chongchitnant realized that cable television wasn't ready for a Thai cooking show, she started her own on YouTube. On it, she breaks down some of the misconceptions about the cuisine.

A fisherman sails with his son in an outrigger. They live in a village on the Willaumez Peninsula on New Britain Island, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.

A photographer marries the worlds above and below the water in a single frame

Photographer David Doubilet first dove below the surface at age 8 and has spent a lifetime making underwater images. He talks to NPR about his new book: Two Worlds: Above and Below the Sea.

A statue of Tony Gwynn at Petco Park in Downtown San Diego, Calif. Feb. 18, 2021.

Supervisor Jim Desmond Asks Gov. Newsom To Reopen Petco Park For Baseball Fans

As COVID-19 cases continue to decline across the state, San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to allow fans to return to Petco Park for the baseball season.

Traffic at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing at San Ysidro, Dec. 19, 2016.

Despite Canadian Easing, US Extends Land Border Restrictions

The United States government is extending the closure of the land borders with Canada and Mexico until at least Aug. 21.

Thousands of pages of Dr. Anthony Fauci's work emails from January to June 2020 have been released via Freedom of Information Act requests by news organizations. Fauci is seen here before he testifies in front of a Senate committee last June.

5 Things We Learned From Anthony Fauci's Emails

Thousands of pages of Dr. Fauci's emails have been released to reporters. Here's what they tell us about his life and manner during the early months of the pandemic.

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