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This week, President Obama is talking about cybersecurity. One proposal sounds pretty straightforward: Alert users if their data has been hacked within 30 days. But critics say it misses the mark.

Scott Simon speaks to PBS News Hour correspondent Jane Ferguson about the latest developments in Afghanistan, where millions face food shortages as the Taliban struggle to maintain security.

City officials spoke earlier Saturday about Friday night's tragedy that killed at least eight people at a Houston music festival.

Melissa Block talks to Sheryl Connelly, manager of global trends and "futuring" for the Ford Motor Company, from the Detroit Auto Show about the outlook for the auto industry and what consumers can expect in the coming years.

With plans of heading home, some students have now tested positive for COVID or been around others who did. Worried families must decide whether to see their loved ones or risk possibly getting sick.

The two cities are the latest to tighten public health rules to combat the spread of the omicron variant. Chicago is seeing its highest number of hospitalizations and rate of deaths in months.

Hopes of a post-pandemic Christmas are vanishing. The rise of the coronavirus omicron variant has pastors scrambling at the last minute to decide whether to hold Christmas Eve services.

The omicron variant is so contagious that researchers who study transmission say consumers should consider wearing N95s and taking a rapid COVID test shortly before gathering with friends and family.

Former police officer Kim Potter was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Wright's aunt Naisha Wright and attorney Benjamin Crump.

Midwest farmers both embrace and reject large solar power developments on farmland. Some make far more money leasing land than growing crops. Others worry about taking good land out of production.

"Santa, please bring ammo," Rep. Thomas Massie wrote as he posted the image of him and his family posing with guns in front of a Christmas tree.

In small studies in South Africa and in Germany, the results indicate a marked decrease in the ability of vaccines to neutralize this variant. But there are other findings that are encouraging.

Scott Simon talks with Hong Kong activist Nathan Law about speaking at The Summit for Democracy and about the "special administrative zone's" fight for freedom.

Don Gonyea speaks with former Montana Governor Steve Bullock about the state of the Democratic party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

An NPR/Marist poll shows that most Democrat voters are skeptical about the party's plans and few feel they were deeply helped by policies that already exist.

Instagram head Adam Mosseri appeared before a Senate panel examining the app's impact on young users. Internal company research shows the app can make mental health issues worse for some teens.

Many car companies are racing to be the next Tesla. Right now, two startups are leading the pack. Rivian and Lucid are each worth more than Ford, though they've only made a few hundred vehicles.

After months of stalemate, the U.S. and Iran meet with European mediators Monday in Vienna for another attempt at reviving the nuclear deal that the Trump administration pulled out of.

Jane Campion's Western plays out like a tightly wound psychological thriller, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as one of the scariest characters you're likely to meet this year.

Architect Clive Wilkinson designed Google's Silicon Valley headquarters 20 years ago, with slides and ping-pong tables — to blur the line between work and life. Now, he says he created a monster.