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Texas lawmakers face a tight schedule as they consider a bill that would enshrine Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on vaccine mandates into state law. The legislature is currently in its third special session, which expires next week.

Texas lawmakers weigh a bill to let workers sue employers over COVID vaccine mandates

The legislation would give workers legal grounds to refuse COVID-19 vaccine mandates for "reasons of conscience." The law would enshrine Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order banning such mandates.

Walter Duranty, pictured in 1936 at a luncheon given in his honor by the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents at the Hotel Lombardy in New York, repeatedly defended Soviet Premier Josef Stalin.

'The New York Times' can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize

In 1932, The New York Times' Walter Duranty won a Pulitzer for stories defending Soviet policies that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. The Times disavows his work but not the prize.

World Taekwondo Federation President Choue Chung-won, left, gives an honorary taekwondo black belt and uniform to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2013.

World Taekwondo strips Russia's Vladimir Putin of his honorary black belt

Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honorary black belt back in Nov. 2013 from World Taekwondo, the international governing body of the sport. He is known to be a fan of martial arts.

Matty Healy performs with The 1975 at the Leeds Festival in August 2022.

Love Songs of a Dirtbag

On Being Funny In A Foreign Language, the new album by his band The 1975, Matty Healy makes romantic music for cynical outsiders who insist they're ready to give love a try.

Russian officials have said a major offensive is coming

Russian officials say they've begun a new phase of their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials report fierce clashes across a wide front in the east and south.

The entry to Al Wihelaat market in the working class Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Most vendors inside the market have stopped wearing masks, with many saying the pandemic is behind them.

Iraq has enough doses of COVID vaccine for everyone. But many Iraqis don't trust it

The vaccination rate is only 17%. People are scared and skeptical for many reasons. Now government health workers are trying to up the numbers. One strategy: vaccination booths in the mall.

San Diego Businesses Planning For Eventual Reopening

Governor Gavin Newsom outlined the four phases of re-opening businesses in the state, in his press conference Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, San Diego businesses are planning for when they are able to reopen.

Delta updated its statement Tuesday to remove the reference to "an ordinary, seasonal virus." A spokesperson told NPR over email that it had done so "for clarity and accuracy."

Delta updates its statement calling COVID a 'seasonal virus' after a backlash

The airline changed its announcement about the end of the federal mask mandate after a firestorm of criticism from public health experts who called it inaccurate and misleading.

Why the American Dream is more attainable in some cities than others

A blockbuster new study reveals a key factor explaining rates of upward mobility.

Shipping containers are stacked high at the Port of Los Angeles in April. Supply chain disruptions are hitting small-business owners across the United States.

Cargo Is Piling Up Everywhere, And It's Making Inflation Worse

A surge in imports is overwhelming transportation networks and testing supply chains, making life hard for small-business owners.

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