Search results for

Updated versions of the mRNA vaccines roll out this week. Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll up your sleeve?

What if there were Olympic medals for audience participation, or the best use of an accessory? NPR’s pop culture critic doles them out.

It was a big week in the world of former President Donald Trump's legal battles. Witnesses testified in the hush money trial and the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning Trump's immunity claims.

A letter seeking more information was sent to the county this week.

The justices, in a 6-3 opinion, narrowed the only major section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that remains in effect.

Imagine living in a cell smaller than a parking space or a king-size mattress. Now add a roommate. The result for some inmates forced to live together in solitary can be murder.

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the 2012 presidential and congressional elections will be the most expensive on record, at an estimated cost of nearly $6 billion. Federal Election Commission Chairman Michael Toner says politicians should spend even more.

P.D. James is considered one of the greatest living writers of detective fiction. Steve Inskeep talks with the British mystery writer about her new book, and how the mystery novel has changed over the years.

Equestrian sports are getting more attention than usual at this year's Olympic Games. NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner, a horse owner, rider and competitor, talks about what to watch for in the Olympic horse sports.

After the fall of the Taliban, California teen Said Hyder Akbar returned to the home country he'd never known: Afghanistan. His audio diaries of summer trips there form the basis of his book, Come Back to Afghanistan.