President Biden holds rare formal press conference to mark his 1st year office
President Biden held a rare formal press conference to mark his first year office. It comes at a particularly difficult point in his presidency.
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Biden holds press conference ahead of one-year White House anniversary
President Biden will take questions from reporters on Wednesday as his term approaches the one-year mark. It's a chance for him to try to focus on highlights even as some big priorities have stalled.
Doctors called 17 hospitals looking for an ICU bed. He died waiting for a transfer
A beloved pizzeria owner in Brimfield, Mass., had COVID-19 and needed dialysis, but it wasn't available at the hospital where he died. The health system is "breaking down," a hospital CEO says.
Biden's latest picks include 1st Muslim woman nominated to serve as a federal judge
Nusrat Choudhury is among eight new judicial nominees announced by the president. The White House said the nominees reflect his commitment to diversifying historically white, male-dominated positions.
Oklahoma will allow state employees to work as substitute teachers to fight shortages
It's the latest state to float an unorthodox solution to the problem of teachers and staff calling out sick because of an omicron-driven spike in COVID-19 infections across the country.
U. of Michigan reaches $490M settlement over sexual abuse by a former sports doctor
The University of Michigan has agreed to a settlement with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by Dr. Robert Anderson at the school during his nearly four-decade career.
Willie O'Ree's hockey jersey is retired, 64 years after he broke NHL color barrier
"I will never forget how my teammates in the Bruins locker room accepted me as one of their own," Willie O'Ree said as his No. 22 was lifted to the rafters.
The Biden administration will give out 400 million free N95 masks
The high-quality masks will go to pharmacies and community health centers starting this week in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19.
Senate Democrats march forward on their all-but-doomed voting rights bills
Democrats in the Senate will proceed to a vote on two voting rights bills Wednesday, despite lacking the votes needed to pass either measure.
Wisconsin asks National Guard personnel to become certified nursing assistants
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Associate Dean Lisa Greenwood about how Madison Area Technical College plans to train members of the states National Guard to become nursing assistants.