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10:51am Jan 15, 2021World News World News
Uganda's President Fends Off Opposition In Contested Election
Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine faced longtime President Yoweri Museveni in yesterday's election, official results are expected on Saturday. -
10:40am Jan 15, 2021World News World News Health & Safety
When It Comes To COVID-19, Iran Is Dealt A Double Whammy
by Jackie NorthamAs the world rushes to vaccinate against the coronavirus pandemic, Iran is one of the worst hit countries in the Middle East. And because of U.S. sanctions, it may not have money to buy vaccines. -
Noam Galai / Getty Images 10:40am Jan 15, 2021Health & Safety Health & SafetyMask-Wearing, Social Distancing Improve, But Too Slowly, Survey Shows
by Rob SteinMask-wearing hit an all-time high, but other COVID-19 precautions are less common now than last spring, a survey finds. Experts worry we're ill-prepared for the spread of more infectious new variants. -
10:40am Jan 15, 2021Politics & Government Politics & Government
Can The Forces Unleashed By Trump's Big Election Lie Be Undone?
by Melissa BlockPresident-elect Biden and Democrats in Congress have called Trump's insistence that the election was rigged the "big lie." The term has roots in Nazi Germany and echoes throughout fascist states. -
Clara Jean Ester 8:07am Jan 15, 2021National National'I May Not Get There With You': An Eyewitness Account Of MLK's Final Days
by Abe SelbyClara Jean Ester was a college student in 1968 when she saw Martin Luther King Jr. give his final speech. A day later, Ester was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., when he was assassinated. -
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images 7:18am Jan 15, 2021Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentWith Impeachment Trial And Relief Plan On Deck, Harris Stresses Need To 'Multitask'
by Scott DetrowThe vice president-elect joins NPR to discuss the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the looming impeachment trial in the Senate and the massive rescue plan the president-elect just unveiled. -
7:18am Jan 15, 2021Politics & Government Politics & Government
Parler Insists It Would Not Knowingly Tolerate Criminal Activity On Its Site
After big tech firms cut ties with Parler following the attack on the U.S. Capitol, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Amy Peikoff, Parler's chief policy officer, about its role in promoting misinformation. -
7:18am Jan 15, 2021
Planet Money: Entrepreneurship Is On The Rise Despite Pandemic
The coronavirus has been responsible for massive business closures, but figures show Americans are still starting businesses at the fastest rate in more than a decade. -
6:21am Jan 15, 2021National National Health & Safety
Nearly Half Of All Inmates In Alaska Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
by Lex TreinenThere is a high rate of coronavirus among inmates at Alaska's prisons. State health officials say the general prison population should begin to receive coronavirus vaccinations in mid-February. -
6:21am Jan 15, 2021National National Politics & Government
States Prepare For Possible Violence Leading Up To Biden Inauguration
State capitals have been warned of potential armed protests and violence in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. We hear from reporters in Virginia, Michigan and Oregon. -
6:21am Jan 15, 2021Politics & Government Politics & Government
Republicans In Rep. Rice's District Are Stunned He Voted To Impeach Trump
by Steve HarrisonSome Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump are facing strong criticism from their constituents. In South Carolina, Republicans believe Rep. Tom Rice will lose to a GOP challenger next year. -
Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt / AFP via Getty Images 6:04am Jan 15, 2021Arts ArtsWendell Pierce On Parenting, The Pandemic And Reckoning With The Past
by Tonya MosleyPierce stars alongside Charlie Robinson in a new online production of Some Old Black Man. It's "the classic confrontation of father and son," says Pierce.