History Repeats Itself: COVID-19 Vaccine Inequities Echo HIV Crisis
People were dying of a disease that could be treated — but in poor countries, they did not have access to medicines that could help. That was the story of HIV — and now of COVID-19.

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How Is The COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Going In Your State?
The U.S. is engaged in a massive effort to vaccinate the bulk of its population against COVID-19. But some states are working faster than others. See how yours is faring.

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Coronavirus World Map: We've Now Passed The 100 Million Mark For Infections
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 2 million globally.

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Facebook Restores News Content After Brokering Deal With Australian Regulators
Facebook objected to a planned law that would force the social media giant and Google to pay publishers for news content.

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Ousted Capitol Security Officials To Testify On Insurrection In 1st Public Hearing
The security hearing is just one of the ways lawmakers are continuing to investigate the events that led to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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Biden Welcomes Canada's Trudeau (Virtually) To White House For 1st Meeting
President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't be able to meet in person because of COVID-19 constraints. But the White House is trying to simulate the experience.

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Race Versus Time: Targeting Vaccine To The Most Vulnerable Is No Speedy Task
The Biden team wants to swiftly vaccinate people of color and others most vulnerable to COVID-19. But health centers are learning that speed and achieving racial equity don't always go hand in hand.

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Young People Struggle To Keep Friends Close As Pandemic Pulls Them Apart
The pandemic has prolonged the post-graduation transition amid a tough economy. With the lack of in-person interaction, young professionals are trying to adjust to a diminishing social circle.

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Wife Of 'El Chapo' Arrested In U.S. On Drug Charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán faces several drug charges and is under investigation for allegedly helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015.

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Why The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Has Gotten A Bad Rap — And Why That's Not Fair
By some measures, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine may appear to be less effective than Moderna and Pfizer. But Dr. Ashish Jha says when it comes to hospitalizations and deaths, it's just as good.

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Perseverance's Video Cameras Capture Its Arrival On Mars (There's Audio, Too)
Six off-the-shelf cameras comprised the spacecraft's EDL Cam system (Entry, Descent and Landing). Together they provided a spectacular view of the Rover's arrival on the red planet.

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Illinois Becomes First State to Eliminate Cash Bail
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed sweeping criminal justice legislation Monday that also requires police agencies to equip officers with body cameras and sets stricter rules for their use of force.

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'A Loss To The Whole Society': U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 500,000
As the country faces another wrenching milestone, there are signs of hope that we may be beating back the virus. But a brighter future won't bring back precious lives lost.

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As Cities Grapple With Climate Change, Gas Utilities Fight To Stay In Business
Natural gas utilities face a bleak future in a world increasingly concerned about climate change. An NPR investigation shows how they work to block local climate action and protect their business.

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8.7 Million People Under Boil Water Notices In Texas
The figure is a sharp drop from the weekend – but it's still roughly comparable to the entire populations of states such as Virginia or New Jersey.

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As U.S. Death Toll Nears Half A Million, Biden Plans To Order Flags To Half Staff
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that at a Monday event marking 500,000 COVID-19 deaths, President Joe Biden will order flags on federal property to be lowered to half staff for five days.

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Collins, Romney Deliver New Blow To Tanden's Nomination To Lead OMB
The centrist Republicans' opposition to Neera Tanden taking the helm of the budget office comes after one Democratic senator also said he would not support her confirmation.

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Highlights From The House COVID Bill
The legislation is set for a vote on the House floor at the end of the week. The Senate is then expected to modify it to ensure it can pass procedural hurdles.

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'The Sky's Not Even The Limit': Cancer Survivor To Become Youngest American In Space
Physician's assistant and pediatric bone cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux, 29, will be one of four crew members on the world's first all-civilian mission to space at the end of this year.

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Texas Family Sues Power Provider, Utility Overseer After Son Dies In Freezing Weather
Cristian Pavon died last Tuesday, when the local temperature was 12 degrees, according to a relative who set up a fundraising page for his family.

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