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1659 episodes transcribedIf President Trump knew how contagious and potentially deadly the coronavirus was back in February, why didn't he express that to the American public?...
More than 3 million acres have burned in California this wildfire season. The previous record in a single season was 1.7 million, two years ago. Towns...
As trials continue for a coronavirus vaccine, some of the world's biggest drug companies have come together in an unusual way. This week, nine drugmak...
Youth voter turnout exceeded expectations in 2018 and may do so again in 2020. Generation Z — those born after 1996 — is the most pro-government and a...
With Labor Day weekend gone, summer is unofficially over — and millions of children head back to school this week, many virtually. Two teachers — Ros...
California set a new record high this week for the most acres burned in a single wildfire season. In an average season, 300,000 acres burn. This year...
Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, told NPR today that keeping people in their houses and 'connected to the economy' will cost money now...
As the Northern Hemisphere prepares for a flu season with COVID-19, there are lessons to be learned from the south. Countries like Australia and Argen...
President Trump has stoked tensions and repeatedly failed to condemn acts of violence from racially — and ethnically — motivated attackers, says Eliza...
It's September and millions of kids are going back to school this month. Millions more already have. And while some students are beginning the new yea...
Chadwick Boseman had raw talent, world-class training and the will to defy Hollywood gatekeepers. As a college student at Howard University, he had a...
From therapeutics to testing to vaccine development, public health experts are increasingly worried the Trump administration is letting politics guide...
Professional athletes from several leagues said they would not play scheduled games Wednesday night in response to events in Kenosha, Wis.Basketball,...
Donald Trump told the Republican National Convention: "The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon — and I mean very soon — come t...
The FBI has called it a potential domestic terror threat. The President says he doesn't know much. Now, congressional candidates who've signaled suppo...
Louis DeJoy testified in front of the House Oversight Committee today. He denied ordering the removal of mail sorting machines, but also said he would...
For the first time in modern history, a major political party convention was not about the optics, the crowds, or arena-sized production value. The De...
Former President Barack Obama reportedly changed the speaking order during Wednesday night's Democratic National Convention so that he would speak bef...
For months President Trump has tried to suggest voting by mail is not reliable, while 'absentee' voting is. There's no difference. NPR's Pam Fessler r...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill welcomed students back to campus, only to cancel all in-person classes a week later. Can any college c...
