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Defense attorney Eric Nelson told jurors there was no evidence Chauvin "intentionally, purposefully applied unlawful force."

Without enough workers to unload shipping containers, the pandemic has caused another shortage of products: boba pearls used to make bubble tea.

The main Russian opposition figure, who has been on a 20-day hunger strike, has been moved to an infirmary at another prison, where he will undergo "vitamin therapy," authorities say.

"Use your common sense. Believe your eyes. What you saw, you saw," prosecutor Steve Schleicher told the jurors in closing arguments during Chauvin's murder trial.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory project manager MiMi Aung gave an enthusiastic two thumbs-up and then clenched fists before a roomful of engineers erupted in applause.

Psychiatrists say their patients increasingly tell them that they're exhausted and unable to concentrate. Mental health experts say it's a normal reaction to abnormal times.

NPR's Debbie Elliot talks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about allegations that the New York Mets Organization has a toxic workplace and retired Yankee Alex Rodriguez's basketball team plans.

UVA has launched The Memory Project, an initiative to explore politics and inclusion in how public spaces are used to commemorate the past. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with director Jalane Schmidt.

On Baker's new album, there's no shying away from the tough stuff.

Jon Schaffer pleaded guilty to two charges — obstructing an official proceeding and entering restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon. He has agreed to cooperate fully with investigators.

Kate Winslet plays a small-town lead detective who's haunted by an unsolved case — and by her own past — in this excellent series. Mare of Easttown is both a mystery story and a character study.

The largest number of deaths have come in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India and the United Kingdom. The pandemic death toll reached 1 million in September 2020 and 2 million in January.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Paul Nestadt, a psychiatrist who studies gun violence, about public health responses to gun violence — which President Biden has called an epidemic.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, Democrat from Hawaii, about her book, Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story.

The company beat out two others in its bid to develop a lunar lander that will bring Americans back to the moon in the coming years.

The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on Russia. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis about what, if any, impact this could have.

The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with 2nd degree murder in the death of George Floyd, is set for closing arguments next week. The mood in the city is tense.

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Jory Fleming about his new book, How to be Human — An Autistic Man's Guide to Life. Fleming, who himself is autistic, co-wrote the book with Lyric Winik.

Gary Paulsen has a new memoir about the childhood experiences behind some of his most beloved novels for young people. It's called Gone to The Woods.

The sheer scale of the Biden agenda finds an analog in the early achievements of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. But which of those offers the better insight into what's happening now?