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Michael Caputo, one of the top officials at the Department of Health and Human Services, has come under fire for controversial remarks he made during a Facebook Live appearance on Sunday.

Congress set aside $350 million to help colleges with "significant unmet needs" related to the pandemic. Most of that money has gone to small schools that serve just a fraction of U.S. students.

Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as his 2020 running mate. NPR looks at why it was important for him to pick a Black woman as his running mate.

The city's murder rate has dropped dramatically over the first three months of the year. The police superintendent says it's not a victory but it is progress. After a year in which murders in the country's third largest city topped more than 500, the homicide rate has declined to a level not seen since 1959.

The top sturgeon biologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and several others have been charged with crimes related to an illegal sturgeon caviar bartering ring.

Top athletes at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships won a spot at the Beijing Olympics over the weekend in Nashville, Tenn. Next month's Games come amid the raging pandemic and political opposition.

Massachusetts' coastal communities were particularly hard hit, while Boston saw a record amount of snowfall in one day. We examine long-term concerns over flooding, erosion and climate change.

Drought is likely to cut wheat harvests by one-third in Kansas. Declines in the country's top wheat producing state are likely to mean higher prices for flour, bread and pasta.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire says his top priority is securing the 2020 election — above Chinese espionage and cybersecurity. What are he and the government doing about it?

NPR speaks with Sydney Freedberg, chief reporter at ICIJ, about the key takeaways from her investigation into the chaotic, aggressive tactics used by Uber as it made a bid for global domination.