Centrist wins over hard-right nationalist in Romania's presidential race
With nearly all ballots counted, Romanian voters have elected Bucharest's mayor, a centrist and pro-European Union candidate, as president, over the nationalist choice.
News Brief: Minn. Protests, Texas COVID Testing Sites, Trump Tweet
Four officers are fired after a Black man dies in Minneapolis police custody. Texas' minority neighborhoods have fewer COVID-19 testing sites. And, Twitter points users to fact checks on Trump tweet.
Boy, 13, Graduating From College, Loves Learning And Video Games
Over the past two years, Jack Rico has earned four associate degrees from Fullerton College in California. Soon he will head to the University of Nevada on a full scholarship.
West Virginia Mining Disaster Told Through Steve Earle's Songs
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Steve Earle about his new album Ghosts of West Virginia. Much of the music was written for a play about a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 coal miners.
NASA Astronaut Doug Hurley Prepares To Return To Space
Doug Hurley is set to return to space this week aboard a SpaceX capsule. It's the first time astronauts will depart from U.S. soil since the shuttle program ended in 2011.
Businesses Complain Generous Jobless Benefits Make It Hard To Find Workers
Millions of laid-off Americans collect more in unemployment benefits than they did working. Congress did that to try to cushion the coronavirus fallout, but those benefits are getting a second look.
As U.S. Nears 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths, Where Is The Country Headed?
NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, director of Harvard Global Health Institute, about the data he's been analyzing. He says it's important to remember it is still early in the crisis.
N.C. Car Wash Worker Tracks Down Owner Of $1,200 Stimulus Check
Charles Thompson had recently moved and said he never expected to get the check. But Antonio Hernandez and his daughter tracked him down. Thompson called it a much needed miracle.