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White House COVID-19 response coordinator outlines timeline for vaccinating children

The wait to get COVID vaccines in tiny arms is over. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha talks with Ayesha Rascoe about the vaccine rollout for young children.

Missouri Senate candidates (from left) Jonathan Dine, Libertarian Party, Trudy Busch Valentine, Democratic Party, and Paul Venable, Constitution Party, debate before publishers and editors Friday at the Missouri Press Association convention at the Lake of the Ozarks. The empty podium is for Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the Republican candidate who declined to participate.

Trudy Busch Valentine warns democracy is in 'crisis' while Eric Schmitt skips U.S. Senate debate

In the first debate for Missouri's U.S. Senate race, Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine said the greatest threat facing the country was climate change and argued “we need rules that are the same all over America regarding our ability to vote.”

Mike Johansen stands by the door of the camping trailer where the couple is living while they wait for construction on their new home to be finished.

With mortgage rates near 7%, the housing party is over. Now it's hangover time

The highest rates in 20 years are dashing the dreams of some would-be homebuyers. Others stretch to buy but spend close to $1,000 a month more in monthly payments for a typical house.

George Laurer in 2011 at the University of Maryland's Innovation Hall of Fame. His many inventions, including the Universal Product Code, led to his induction into the hall in 1991.

IBM Engineer Who Designed The Universal Product Code Dies At 94

The bar code is now a packaging mainstay, but it probably wouldn't have worked without George Laurer.

President Biden will give a prime-time speech on Thursday about "the battle for the soul of the nation," a rally cry he and Democrats will use leading up to November midterm elections.

Why Biden is reviving his 'soul of the nation' argument for the midterm elections

President Biden wants to focus midterm arguments on the threat of political violence and risks to rights and freedoms. It's a strategy that worked for Democrats in a recent special election race.

Alex Murdaugh, left, has been charged with murdering his wife and son. He's seen here walking into court for a bond hearing last September.

Here are the twists and turns in the Murdaugh murder case in S.C.

Lawyer Alex Murdaugh's indictment on charges that he murdered his wife and son is the latest bombshell to drop in a case that has transfixed the public.

Trump Inc. isn't having trouble finding business partners

Former President Trump's legal troubles haven't stopped him from finding partners and customers for his business ventures. A Saudi-backed golf tour is the latest example.

U.S. economy just had a 2nd quarter of negative growth. Is it in a recession?

GDP shrank for a 2nd quarter in a row. While two consecutive quarters of negative growth is often considered a recession, it's not an official definition. Parts of the economy are clearly struggling.

Why what happens with twitter matters to everyone

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with political communications scholar Shannon McGregor on why what happens with twitter matters even to the majority not on the platform.

A man wearing a Proud Boys shirt fights with protesters ahead of an event featuring far-right group Proud Boys' founder Gavin McInnes at Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pa., on Monday. The event was canceled by Penn State officials, who cited "the threat of escalating violence."

Penn State cancels Proud Boys founder's speech, citing the threat of violence

It was an abrupt reversal for the school, which had condemned the views of Gavin McInnes even as it said free speech required it to host the event. Protesters confronted each other and police.

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