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Even as wealthy countries hit 80% vaccination rates, a number of countries have not even vaccinated 1 in 10 citizens. Our interactive map shows the vaccination landscape.

As COVID-19 cases drop, the U.S. hospitalization rate is still high — as is the death rate. Still, many infectious disease experts are cautiously optimistic for the upcoming months.

Federal regulations largely put an end to the luxury trade in seal pelts decades ago, but a reopened tannery in Alaska has created a new market for sealskin garments made by Alaska Natives.

Baz Luhrmann's latest spectacle tackles the life of Elvis Presley, as filtered through his shady longtime manager.

President Biden called on Congress to ban assault weapons or to raise the age to be able to buy one from 18 to 21 and other measures to curb gun violence. What's the reaction from Uvalde, Texas?

Scientists say that for most children, masks in school aren't a major obstacle to learning or socializing. Students in classrooms find other ways to connect.

The House investigation of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is in its final stages. NPR's A Martinez talks to Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the Jan. 6 panel, about what's next.

In the Southwestern United States, dust storms are largely the result of tires and hooves, which are destroying natural biological barriers that once kept dust on the ground.

For the first time in 30 years, Lebanese voters will go to the polls without Syrian troops in their country. Protests and international pressure forced Syria to withdraw its troops after the assassination in February of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. This report is the third in a series on democracy in the Middle East.

The final battle for Mariupol is taking place inside the Azovstal steel plant, a massive coastal complex in the besieged city. Hundreds of civilians are still trapped inside, officials say.

Investment from the government and private sector are changing the trajectory of the aging U.S. nuclear fleet and spurring development of new nuclear technology.

Originally written in 1962, Bob Dylan's civil rights anthem still hits hard 50 years later. NPR's Brian Naylor tells the story of the song's origins.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Bloomberg reporter Stephen Stapczynski about why natural gas prices are falling in the U.S., but soaring in Europe and Asia.

A fugue state is a kind of selective amnesia brought on by traumatic events. As the title for the new CD from Brokenkites, Fugue State is a digital world of glitchy electronica, populated by lonely, disillusioned and isolated people. "Fugue State has a medical definition as well as a musical one," says Brokenkites frontman James Willard. "I like the concept that music is directly related to mood or mental state."

Metronomy, recently nominated for the Mercury Prize, calls its song "Some Written" "a bit weird."

Since the Harlem Renaissance, African-American musicians have portrayed black history as extended musical works. Jazz is full of such long-form compositions. Hear five examples from composers such as Oliver Nelson, Wynton Marsalis and Duke Ellington.

The fate of affirmative action programs in college admissions, redistricting and elections are in the hands of the justices as the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term.

Amid Republican attacks, investors focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues say they are just trying to understand emerging risks and opportunities.

A federal judge ruled that a 2018 lawsuit alleging a former Myers Park high student was taken off campus and sexually assaulted should move forward. Judge Robert Conrad reprimanded CMS and the city of Charlotte for failing to comply with the court’s orders in the discovery process.

A new "merchant code" for credit cards will categorize purchases made at gun stores. But there are limitations on its usefulness — including that most guns in the U.S. aren't bought at such outlets.