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Scientists predict China will see the largest COVID surge of the pandemic this winter, with hundreds of millions of people infected. But some experts say that it could have been even worse.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Joan Donovan of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government about Elon Musk's decision to suspend and then reinstate the Twitter accounts of several high-profile journalists.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Malcolm Harris about his new book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.

Ahead of President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, "We certainly don't want to do anything to adversely impact that meeting, we want to try to enhance it," said a GOP senator.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy's only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine's president. He's leading in polls ahead of Sunday's elections.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Catherine Bracy, CEO of the Tech Equity Collaborative, about contract workers in the tech industry, and how recent widespread layoffs are affecting them.

Several crises in the country — including political instability, COVID and financial collapse — have created deteriorating conditions that have allowed the bacteria to spread.

In state-level races, Democrats defied expectations, but Republican incumbents held their ground. On the whole, red states continue to grow redder, and blue ones bluer.

At global climate negotiations, developing countries say they're being devastated by a problem they didn't cause. So they're looking for compensation for the losses and damage from climate change.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, chair of the House Democratic Caucus, for the party's closing argument to voters ahead of the midterm elections.

The manufacturing plant is in the east German state of Brandenburg, one of the most water-scarce regions of the country. Residents fear an expansion would lead to a water shortage.

Jeff Zients will take over as the White House faces a slew of congressional investigations. Also looming: the special counsel probe into classified documents found in Biden's files.

Billion-dollar paydays are more likely now — but that doesn't mean you're more likely to win one. Lotteries are "a purely entertainment product," an expert tells NPR.

Ukrainian visitors and expats are flocking to Yoy restaurant for borsch, companionship and cultural events. Diners from Russia enjoy it too. The UAE has refused to pick sides in the Ukraine war.

Rep. George Santos, a Republican freshman who fabricated much of his life story but has defiantly resisted public pressure to leave, has shown just how much things have changed.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with artist, writer and photographer Patti Smith about her latest book, "A Book of Days."

NPR's A Martinez talks to Mary Gallagher, University of Michigan's director of the Center for Chinese Studies, about China's COVID-19 struggle, much of which is linked to low vaccination rates there.

Winter has come with hardships from war, but life in Kyiv goes on. Soldiers attend church. Opera performances continue. People go ice skating and shop at holiday markets, using headlamps in the dark.

The conservative media was in uproar last week over speculation that the federal government planned to ban gas cooking stoves and possibly seize them. It escalated into something much larger online.

Oliver James is a TikTok star who has pledged to read a hundred books this year. He has struggled with reading all his life and is now teaching himself at age 34.