The FDA may soon authorize a COVID booster for kids ages 5 to 11
Pfizer and BioNTech are poised to formally ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize the first COVID booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11.
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'A Strange Loop,' finally, comes to Broadway
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Michael R. Jackson, a composer, playwright and lyricist who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for his musical A Strange Loop. The musical is opening on Broadway Tuesday.
Harvard University has committed $100 million to redress its early ties to slavery
Harvard University has committed $100 million to redress its ties to slavery. The University says the wealth used to found the school came from wealthy slave owners.
Danica Roem's new book shares her journey from 'closet-case trans girl' to legislator
Danica Roem is a trailblazing figure as the first openly trans person elected to a state legislature in the U.S. Her new "memoir-meets-manifesto" explores her personal and political journey.
Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 26)
A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. speeds up phaseout of incandescent light bulbs in favor of energy-efficient ones
Rules finalized by the Energy Department will accelerate an industry practice to use compact fluorescent and LED bulbs. Consumers could save $3 billion a year on utility bills, the agency said.
Why one writer questions whether Musk is the right fit for Twitter
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Anand Giridharadas, author of the book Winners Take All: the Elite Charade of Changing the World, about Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter in the name of free speech.
A climate activist died after lighting himself on fire. His intentions remain unclear
On Earth Day, Colorado climate activist Alan Bruce lit himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court. He died of his injuries the next day. His friends and family say his intentions remain unclear.
Democratic pollsters sounds the alarm as young voters' support of Biden plummets
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly Louise Kelly speaks with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez of NextGen America about President Biden's approval ratings dip among GenZ and Millennial voters.
The Endangered Species Act is failing to protect a bumble bee, environmentalists say
The rusty patched bumble bee is endangered and losing some of its last habitat, an Illinois prairie. A multi-million dollar airport expansion is stalled because of a last-minutes sighting of the bees.