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Many hospitals seldom test their staff for the coronavirus. The lack of testing means asymptomatic health care workers could be putting their colleagues and patients at risk.

Because of a legal loophole, victims of sexual assaults between 1986 and 2006 can no longer press charges, and some troops who were convicted of rape have been released from prison.

The pandemic continues to depress demand for travel in the air and on the ground.

People in the United Kingdom with a history of severe allergic reactions are being warned by regulators not to receive the new coronavirus vaccine.

The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage.

In December of 2019 Bill Callahan stepped out on the Lonesome Rose stage in a tan country nudie suit with pearl snap buttons and psychedelic flowers. He was there to perform for us.

Dogs are good at learning new words. But researchers say dogs don't understand small sound differences in words such as "dog" or "dig." It may explain why most don't learn a large number of words.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with filmmaker Ekwa Msangi about her new movie, Farewell Amor, which tells the story of a family reunited in New York City after 17 years apart due to visa issues.

President-elect Joe Biden has announced a number of major Cabinet positions, facing pressure over representation and ideology from across the Democratic coalition that elected him.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anthony Foxx, Lyft's chief policy officer, about the ongoing debate over classifying drivers as independent contractors and the economic impact of the pandemic.