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The virus behind COVID-19 continues to spread, but there are small signs of good news — the death rate is still lower than other coronaviruses and new research confirms most cases are mild.

Federal funding runs out in 10 days and Congress has made virtually no progress on a plan to avoid a shutdown.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Valerie Wilson from the Economic Policy Institute about why the pandemic has disproportionately affected African-American workers and families.

The Biden administration has sent Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on some tough assignments — from negotiating with Russian officials to visiting China.

The NPR series, "Body Electric," has the results of the study into screen time, movement and better health. Follow along with the series at npr.org/bodyelectric or on the TED Radio Hour podcast feed.

Heavy winter rains in California have highlighted the need to capture stormwater and save it for dry times. Los Angeles is currently working on how to do this.

As the school year begins in Chicago, thousands of parents are struggling to deal with a bus driver shortage.

In Hong Kong, the rejection of a Canadian scholar's visa highlights the erosion of academic freedom.

David Holmes told impeachment investigators that he heard Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the E.U., tell President Trump that Ukraine's president agreed to political investigations.

On Tuesday, the first trial of an opioid manufacturer is scheduled to begin in Norman, Okla. Johnson & Johnson is accused of selling highly addictive drugs using deceptive marketing practices.