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DeSantis Rips Concept Of 'COVID-19 Passports' In Florida

As more people seek a return to a pre-pandemic existence, debate emerges about whether businesses should require proof of vaccination, an idea that Gov. Ron DeSantis calls "very, very bad."

You Don't Have To Suffer To Benefit From COVID Vaccination — But Some Prefer It

Live-tweeting your fever and body aches after your second shot is the ultimate humble-brag of 2021. But does it really matter to immunity if you have a strong reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine?

The U.S. Capitol is seen on the morning of April 29.

Democrats Increasingly Say American Democracy Is Sliding Toward Minority Rule

More and more Democrats say the system is out of whack, with key pillars of democracy under stress.

Monuments And Teams Have Changed Names As America Reckons With Racism. Birds Are Next

As America tries to come to terms with its complicated racial past, efforts are underway to remove all eponymous bird names and to "decolonize the birding experience" to include more Black people.

Hong Kong's Victoria Park has been the site of past candlelight vigils to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. Authorities charged more than 20 protesters with unlawful assembly after last year's vigil and, on Friday, arrested one of the organizers of the banned event.

Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square Vigil Is Banned As Authorities Arrest Organizers

Friday marks the 32nd anniversary of the massacre of protesters in Beijing. But this June 4 in Hong Kong will be unusually quiet for the second year in a row.

People line up outside of a free COVID-19 vaccination site on December 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Many areas are stepping up vaccination and booster shots as more cases of the omicron variant are detected in the U.S.

Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fast

Scientists are projecting the surge will peak in January. Just how massive it could be depends on how quickly Americans get boosted and change behavior to slow the spread.

When Dr. Tiffany M. Osborn received her COVID-19 vaccination shortly after vaccines became available in late 2020, she felt hopeful about the pandemic's trajectory. A year later, she's sad and frustrated to see so many COVID patients in the ICU.

ICU teams report fatigue and frustration as they brace for omicron surge

A resurgence in COVID-19 cases is testing the endurance of health care workers who care for the sickest patients, most of whom are unvaccinated.

Homeland Security secretary tours the damage from deadly weekend tornadoes

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the aftermath of deadly tornadoes in Kentucky and five other states. Dozens of people remain unaccounted for.

A scene from the first science-fiction film being made in Kinshasha, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The movie takes place in the year 3010, a time of terrible heat, health crises and deep poverty. The actors are wearing what's described as "protective eyewear."

Ghost Towns, Surreal Ebola Docs, Hip Hats: It's Africa's Big Photo Show

This year, the Biennale of Photography is all about "Telling Time" — and it comes at a telling time for the host country of Mali.

From left: Tomek Mądry, Basia Olszewska and Lilia Nguyen all say the war in Ukraine has made them reassess their own lives in Poland.

How the war in Ukraine 'changed everything' for a generation of young Poles

Lilia Nguyen's perception of everything around her changed when she went to the border to help Ukrainian refugees shortly after the war began. The change has been felt by other young Poles.

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