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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Stacy Perman about reforms the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will vote on Thursday under pressure from top Hollywood publicists.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V., said that President Biden ended negotiations with Republicans on an infrastructure deal Tuesday, abandoning talks over one of his top priorities.

Environmental advocates are worried that many climate change proposals got pushed out of a bipartisan infrastructure deal. But the White House insists they'll be in another big spending measure.

COVID-19 vaccines are widely available in North Carolina now. But not everyone is able or feels comfortable leaving their house to get one. In Orange County, thanks to a partnership between emergency services and the health department, a mobile vaccine clinic is trying to make that process a little more convenient.

The U.S. Open gets underway in Flushing Meadows, New York, Monday. For a preview, Steve Inskeep talks to Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated. Roger Federer is the favorite on the men's side while Serena Williams is the overwhelming favorite for the women.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Annie Lowrey of the Atlantic about what she calls the Great Affordability Crisis. She says the cost of housing and health care is bleeding some American families dry.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama agreed on at least one thing this week: They need to coordinate action to lower greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.

Democrats must untangle a potential government shutdown Thursday, a potential federal default, a vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and a related vote on as much as $3.5 trillion in spending.

Shortages of paper and cardboard — plus issues with warehouse and shipping capacity — are causing havoc in the publishing industry right before the holiday shopping season kicks into gear.

While in Paris, Vice President Harris will get facetime with about two dozen world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron.

President Biden has worked to focus his foreign policy on China. But provocations from Russia keep pulling him away.

A new artificial intelligence program has beaten the world's best players in the popular PlayStation racing game Gran Turismo Sport. But the impact could be felt far beyond that.

President Biden wants to counter the economic might of China. He visited a semiconductor plant outside Seoul to kick off a trip aimed at his top foreign policy priority.

The investigative report cited a failure in leadership among the prime minister and other top British officials for allowing boozy government parties that broke lockdown rules.

As the temperature drops outside, the cost of staying warm inside is rising... and those drafty window frames don't help. Michele Norris speaks with Tim Carter for some practical tips on keeping heating costs down in the winter. Carter runs the Web site askthebuilder.com.

Russia and Ukraine previously provided nearly all of Somalia's wheat. Now, the country is on the brink of famine.

NPR's Kelsey Snell talks with Japan-based reporter for Vice World News, Hanako Montgomery, about the lifting of decades-old school uniform rules in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

President Biden is banning U.S. imports of Russian oil: the latest move to punish Moscow for its war on Ukraine. Gasoline prices are spiking.

Wegner would be the first woman to win the Academy Award for cinematography. She says a highlight of the project was filming the lead actor as he improvised a key emotional moment in the story.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at Fordham University School, about the future of the U.S. military court and prison at Guantanamo Bay.