RFK Jr. overhauled the CDC's vaccine panel. Here's what it does and why it matters
It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.
What Voters Of Color In Michigan Care About Ahead Of The November Election
How young and nonwhite voters in Detroit are thinking about the presidential election.
Category 3 Storm Hurricane Delta Heads To Louisiana
Hurricane Delta, a 'major' category 3 storm, is expected to make landfall Friday evening in the same area Laura hit in August. Forecasters warn of a life-threatening storm surge and powerful winds.
Football Coach Is Among The 210,000 U.S. Coronavirus Deaths
High school football coach Charles Peterson of Columbia, S.C., is remembered as someone who looked out for others. He died of COVID-19 on Sept. 13 at the age of 46.
News Brief: Presidential Debate, Plot Against Michigan Governor, White House Outbreak
Trump doesn't want to participate in a virtual debate. Thirteen were arrested in a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor. And, contact tracing for the White House coronavirus outbreak reveals challenges.
Trump Says He Won't Participate In Next Virtual Debate
President Trump said he won't participate in the upcoming second presidential debate, after it was announced the debate will be virtual.
Louisville Police Release Internal Report Into Breonna Taylor Shooting
In the long-awaited internal report, authorities laid out their investigation about what led up to, and happened the night that police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her home.
U.S. Poet Louise Gluck Wins Nobel Prize In Literature
The 2020 prize was awarded to Gluck for what the Swedish Academy said was "her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."
During The Debate Pence Defends Administration's Pandemic Response
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Hogan Gidley, national press secretary for the Trump presidential campaign, about the vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris.
What Did Voters Think Of The Vice Presidential Debate?
Following the debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, some voters said they were relieved that they could follow the discussion — given last week's chaotic presidential debate.
Video Shows Elephant Seal Flopping Along Streets Of Chilean Town
The enormous creature, which had gotten lost, was safely carried back to the water on a tarp by the Chilean police and navy. Which means it became a navy seal!