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A global shortage of semiconductor chips has impacted the manufacturing of cars, electronics and appliances.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with William Hanage of Harvard's T. H. Chan School of Public Health about President Biden's goal of reaching 70% vaccination by July 4.

After a year in isolation, Tuan Tran of Rockville, Maryland returns to one of his favorite past-times: Argentine tango dancing.

As severe drought conditions spread throughout the western United States, Jordan Kern, assistant professor at North Carolina University, discusses the relationship between drought and the power grid.

A bipartisan group of 10 senators has a framework for an infrastructure deal that doesn't include any tax increases, but the White House isn't signed on and lawmakers are still working on the details.

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them.

When Russia was still the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, summits with its leaders were largely about fears of a thermonuclear duel and mass annihilation. Here's a look back at the highlights.

An estimated 20,000 Iowans are now under voluntary or mandatory water restrictions due to drought conditions. It’s adding more strain on rural utilities that have long struggled to provide safe drinking water because of agricultural pollution.

Black Hawk County health officials say they are launching a gift card basket raffle to incentivize adult residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

President Biden announced the U.S. will be donating 500 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine globally. The first 200 million are to be distributed this year and the rest in 2022.