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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Paul Stoffels, chief scientific officer for Johnson & Johnson, about the latest data on the efficacy of the company's COVID-19 vaccine.

After years of pressure, Disney is getting rid of its racist depictions of Indigenous people in the Jungle Cruise ride at its two theme parks in Florida and California.

Human rights activists have reported a sharp increase in sexual assaults and human trafficking involving Venezuelan women and girls trying to reach Colombia since the border closed amid the pandemic.

President Biden is only the second observant Catholic president in U.S. history. He also supports the right to an abortion, which has set him off on a rocky start with U.S. bishops.

Philadelphia gave a vaccination contract to a startup founded by a 22-year-old with no health care experience. Chaos ensued; the contract was canceled. NPR looks at what happened.

The San Antonio Military Health System will start the next phase of the Defense Department’s coronavirus vaccine rollout — expanding the scope of who is eligible.

Employees at the Veterans Crisis Line work to stop suicides by helping veterans in crisis. A mother of two service members struggles through calls with young veterans, while another responder knows first-hand what it feels like to have a flashback.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear about the court ruling out of Texas last Friday that struck down the Affordable Care Act.

The White House and Democrats seem far apart on a deal that could avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week. The sticking point is the president's demand on border wall funding.

The senators' $600 billion plan is counteroffer to the president's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal. The outreach from more moderate GOP lawmakers is led by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.