With Games Delayed, Team USA Paralympian Gives Motivational Speeches
Team USA Track and Field Paralympian Lex Gillette tells NPR how he's staying competition ready now that the 2020 Olympic Games have been put off by a year.
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American Citizen, On Trial For Blasphemy, Killed In Pakistani Court
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mashal Naseem, daughter of Tahir Naseem, a U.S. citizen killed in Pakistan for blasphemy, about her father's death and her plan to help others faced with similar charges.
U.S. Hits 5 Million Coronavirus Cases As Debate Lingers Over The Path Forward
The U.S. continues to lead the world in both cases and deaths, as states across the Midwest and South battle a surge in new cases.
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Immigrants May Miss Out On Voting Amid Naturalization Delays
The federal agency that naturalizes U.S. citizens is dealing with budget cuts, backlogs, and possible furloughs. People who won't become citizens before November won't be able to vote.
A Closer Look At Trump's Coronavirus Relief Executive Actions
A flurry of executive actions from the president aim to provide pandemic relief to millions of cash-trapped Americans. But how effective will they be and how likely are they to face legal challenges?
Arkansas Superintendent On Opening Schools In Person Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with interim superintendent Keith McGee about the process of starting the school year with in-person teaching in Arkansas' North Little Rock School District.
After Contracting COVID-19, Olympic Rower Is Back To Training
Team USA Rower Emily Regan discusses what it was like to contract COVID-19 and tells us how she's keeping up with training now that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed a year.
TikTok To Sue Trump Administration Over Ban, As Soon As Tuesday
Lawyers for the video-sharing app are likely to say the executive order was unconstitutional, arguing the company was not informed, as is standard, and the national-security concerns are baseless.
From Desert Battlefields To Coral Reefs, Private Satellites Revolutionize The View
Satellite images were once restricted to governments. Now anyone can get them, creating a new world of possibilities for environmentalists, human rights groups and those monitoring nuclear weapons.
Children Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially Black And Hispanic Children
One out of three children hospitalized for the coronavirus was admitted to the intensive care unit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, analyzing data from 14 states.