Search results for

Last winter the number of flu cases was pretty low — likely a result of COVID precautions people were taking. Does that mean we have fewer antibodies — and a greater risk of catching something now?

Several prominent world leaders have remained silent, even after the U.S. presidential election was called for Joe Biden. They included Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right populist.

NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, public health policy researcher and dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, about COVID-19 challenges facing Joe Biden's transition team.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is set to announce that the state will remove the controversial Robert E. Lee statue from its base in Richmond.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, about how the port has been doing as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Daniel Pierce, a NASCAR historian and a University of North Carolina, Asheville professor, about the history of racism and the Confederate flag in stock car racing.

The Justice Department has reached an $88 million settlement with the victims of the racist church massacre in Charleston S.C. over the flawed background check which allowed the shooter to buy a gun.

Kent County, Mich. — a home to Betsy DeVos and Gerald Ford — has long been a loyal Republican stronghold. But it is also a suburban place that Democrats think they can win this November.

President Biden outlined a framework that he said would win support from all 50 Senate Democrats and pass the House. But it's unclear whether that is true.

Big oil companies are converting refineries to make "renewable diesel" from soybean oil or beef tallow. It's driven by policies intended to help the climate, but there's a big environmental risk.