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NPR's podcast Short Wave talks with Dr. Jasmine Marcelin, an infectious diseases physician in Nebraska, about getting involved in her community to make a difference in the fight against COVID-19.

Capitalist Nelson Rockefeller and painter Diego Rivera clashed over a political mural in the 1930s. Now their daughters have teamed up to preserve both their fathers' legacies and the art they loved.

Democrats are scolding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for low test availability after his administration let nearly a million rapid COVID tests to expire. He now says there's too much unnecessary testing.

Many are small for their age — a sign of a growing crisis of malnutrition. Government mismanagement is to blame, say political analysts. And there could be lifelong impacts for these children.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Venezuelan journalist and novelist Karina Sainz Borgo about the uproar over the results of Venezuela's presidential election.

After more than a year in hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado surfaces in Oslo, as the U.S. seizes an oil tanker near Venezuela.

After the hurricane in Jamaica, the government had a pot of money to help rebuild. A Catastrophe Bonds payout. We explain how it works and why Cat Bond popularity is on the rise as a response to climate change.

Edna O’Brien, one of Ireland’s most celebrated authors, has died at 93. Critics have praised her novels for honest portrayals of women’s passions.

In the U.S., there are about 500 accredited geriatric emergency departments, designed to be less dangerous, less stressful places for older adults to get care.

New research from the University of Georgia shows that the Southern accent is fading. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks linguistics professor Margaret Renwick about the trend.