NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the bipartisan team which developed the new $1 trillion infrastructure spending package.
Students learn best in classrooms, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona tells NPR — but "we have to make sure that we're following mitigation strategies."
Three big cities might have their first Asian American Pacific Islander mayor next year. These candidates aren't just breaking barriers, they're fighting stereotypes at the root of anti-Asian hate.
Airline passengers in and out of the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport may notice some new voices on the public address system. Ten employees were selected to record dozens of PA announcements.
A new universal mask mandate goes into effect Monday in Kansas City, where COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising. The last mask mandate there sparked a mayoral recall effort.
The house looks normal from the outside, but there's a catch — it has no bedrooms or kitchen. The North Dallas home was originally built to be an electric switching center.
The over 2,700-page bipartisan bill, finalized Sunday night, includes money for roads, transit systems and high-speed internet access. It's the first phase of President Biden's infrastructure plan.
House Democratic leaders called the extension a "moral imperative" to prevent Americans from being put out of their homes during a COVID-19 surge. Some 3.6 billion Americans are at risk of eviction.
NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Dr. Rhea Boyd about some of the misconceptions around unvaccinated Americans and her effort to reach them in underserved communities.