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President Biden is only the second observant Catholic president in U.S. history. He also supports the right to an abortion, which has set him off on a rocky start with U.S. bishops.

Philadelphia gave a vaccination contract to a startup founded by a 22-year-old with no health care experience. Chaos ensued; the contract was canceled. NPR looks at what happened.

In the scuzz-rock band's new video, Jilian Medford sings about shedding her insecurity.

In "El Gigante," the Uruguayan band blends many sounds — including the Americana to its north.

The Twin Cities rapper, who will release her second album on Dec. 11, won over crowds when she opened Sleater-Kinney's reunion tour earlier this year.

The trumpeter brings the biggest and boldest iteration of his genre-agnostic "stretch music" concept back to his old school in Boston. Watch his new band perform live.

President Biden plans to order hundreds of millions of vaccine doses. Articles of impeachment are delivered to the Senate.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the Navajo Nation's president, Jonathan Nez, about the reservation's successes and challenges as it vaccinates its population for COVID-19 faster than most U.S. states.

Budget talks between congressional aides and the White House did not break any new ground Saturday. President Trump is still insisting on $5.7 billion for a border wall.

There are more changes in President Trump's cabinet with the announcement that Mick Mulvaney will take over as acting chief of staff for John Kelly and Ryan Zinke's resignation as interior secretary.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting the success of his policy providing COVID-19 vaccines to everyone 65 years and older in the state. But critics say the vaccine distribution favors some groups over others.

Germany, Austria and France have announced new measures that push fabric masks aside. European leaders have tied the policy changes to efforts to fend off fast-spreading coronavirus variants.

The acting U.S. ambassador to the U.N. announced a renewed commitment to the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a resumption of U.S. contact with Palestinian leaders.

Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King talks about President Biden's reversal of the Trump-era ban on transgender troops, and what she hopes for the next steps.

Police say a doctor who was terminally ill with cancer brought a gun to a Texas pediatrician's office. The stalemate ended with both doctors killed in a murder-suicide.

The great Alan Tudyk gets a role he can sink his sharp pointy alien teeth into on a darkly funny series boasting an ensemble cast of characters with surprisingly nuanced interpersonal histories.

President Biden ordered full reimbursement to states using the National Guard in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Many troops will be used to boost the pace of vaccinations.

The judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order Tuesday in a challenge filed by Texas. The ruling said Texas might "suffer imminent and irreparable harm" from a moratorium.

Early in the pandemic, shortages of N95 respirators and other medical gear prompted panic across the world. A year later, the masks still aren't widely available to U.S. consumers.

After a tough 2020, the U.S. hotel industry is bracing for a difficult first half this year, followed by improved leisure travel in the second half.