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Jasmyn Morton remembers her grandmother, Ruby Morton, and uncle, Joseph Morton, who both died from COVID-19 after attending a church event in March 2020, before masking and vaccines were common.

Thousands of schools around the country have once again shifted to remote learning as COVID cases rise. It's taking a huge toll on children.

Nsé Ufot, CEO of the New Georgia Project, speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about her view of Democrats' voting rights efforts ahead of the president and vice president's visit to Georgia this week.

Mtume brought, in Miles Davis' words, "a deep African-American groove" to the trumpet legend's band before later exploring neo-minimalist funk and R&B. And then there was "Juicy."

Poor air quality in Lahore, Pakistan, has prompted the government to order a partial shutdown of schools there.

The speech comes after a fiery address on Jan. 6 and a stalled push for voting rights legislation in Congress.

The spike was attributed to a slew of causes, including behavior changes after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, but environmental advocates say it's worrisome.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about President Biden expected to announce soon his choices to fill the three openings on the Fed Reserve Board.

Top athletes at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships won a spot at the Beijing Olympics over the weekend in Nashville, Tenn. Next month's Games come amid the raging pandemic and political opposition.

In nearly eight hours of talks with U.S. officials, Russia says it's not planning to attack Ukraine, despite having an estimated 100,000 troops near the border. More talks are expected.