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National

Anti-abortion rights activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 5. The court's new conservative supermajority puts the fate of Roe v. Wade in doubt. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court’s new supermajority: What it means for Roe v. Wade

Will a woman's constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy soon be a thing of the past?

5 years ago

A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey's Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Virginia, on December 30, 2020.
NPR
Health

U.S. likely will miss goal of vaccinating 20 million by the new year

Leaders of the federal effort Operation Warp Speed said the U.S. has deployed around 14 million vaccine doses as of Wednesday with just 2.1 million Americans vaccinated.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden fist bumps with nurse practitioner Tabe Mase after receiving his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Community

2020: A year where the fist-bump became mainstream greeting

Safety is the primary reason why the status of the fist bump elevated big-time this year. The handshake was simply a causality of the coronavirus.

5 years ago

Signs hang on the door to the Good Samaritan Society care center, which is closed to the public Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Simla, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Health

California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the infection found in Southern California during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

5 years ago

U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a census news conference to urge Arizonans to participate in the nation's once-a-decade population count Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan

The Census Bureau plans to deliver a population count of each state in early 2021, as close to the missed deadline as possible.

5 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to the media
Politics & Policy

Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

The only woman in history to serve as speaker, the California Democrat has a reputation as a formidable vote-counter and wily deal-cutter.

5 years ago

Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in New York
Community

After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve

From New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events.

5 years ago

A car with a flag endorsing the QAnon conspiracy theory drives by as supporters of President Donald Trump gather for a rally outside the Governor's Residence on Nov. 14 in St. Paul, Minn
NPR
Community

Even if it’s ‘bonkers,’ poll finds many believe QAnon and other conspiracy theories

Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

5 years ago

A screengrab of surveillance footage shows the recreational vehicle suspected of being used in the Christmas day bombing
NPR
Community

Nashville bomber’s girlfriend warned police about him in 2019

More than a year before the explosion that rocked Nashville last week, Anthony Warner's girlfriend told police that he "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence."

5 years ago

Breonna Taylor
Courts & Law

Officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death could face dismissal

Louisville police took steps that could result in the firing of officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death, the one who sought the search warrant and one who opened fire.

5 years ago

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice (pictured in a memorial). Officials said video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened. (Jacqueline Larma /AP Photo)
NPR
Courts & Law

Justice Department declines to prosecute Cleveland officers who killed Tamir Rice

The department announced that it found insufficient evidence to "support federal criminal charges" against Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback.

5 years ago

A waitperson wears a face mask while tending to a patron sitting in the outdoor patio of a sushi restaurant late Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in downtown Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Health

1st reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado

The coronavirus variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has no travel history, state health officials said.

5 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has blocked an attempt to have senators vote on increasing direct coronavirus relief payments. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Outlook unclear for $2,000 COVID-19 relief payments as action shifts to Senate

Democrats excoriated majority Republicans and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, but the road ahead remains uncertain for more in direct disbursements from the government.

5 years ago

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NPR
Education

Schools face a massive challenge to make up for learning lost during the pandemic

Former Education Secretary John King Jr. thinks a national tutoring program would help students make up for lost learning during the pandemic.

5 years ago

A woman wears masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as she looks at a holiday display
NPR
Health

‘Toxic individualism’: Pandemic politics driving health care workers from small towns

A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, and trigger a death spiral.

5 years ago

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