All Things Considered
The U.S. Postal Service is now taking orders for the government's free at-home coronavirus test kits. Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden speaks about the government's COVID-19 response on Thursday. Experts say his administration's efforts have yielded mixed results in the first year Biden's been in office. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
A year in, experts assess Biden's hits and misses on handling the pandemic
Activision Blizzard is behind such successful franchises as Call of Duty and Candy Crush. It is being acquired by Microsoft. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption
Microsoft set to acquire the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Young people have been on the front lines of activist movements, including on the issue of climate change. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
A new look at how turmoil is defining the lives and politics of Generation Z
An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Telecoms delay 5G launch near airports, but some airlines are canceling flights
A grocery store worker sanitizes a shopping cart at a MOM's Organic Market in Washington, D.C., in April 2020. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling
Encore: Ancient footprints mistakenly attributed to bears were made by early humans
Indigenous protester arrested at border wall argues religious freedom as defense
Above: locals in Liuzhou feast on their regional specialty of snail noodles. The novelty of the dish has made it a viral sensation in China during the pandemic. Li Hanchi/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Snail noodles go viral in China during the pandemic. But the dish is a bit ... funky
Former army general on how the U.S. could back a Ukranian insurgency against Russia
A photo of Tony Tsantinis hangs in a collage set up for a celebration of his life on the final day that Athens Pizza in Brimfield, Mass., was open for business. Tsantinis, who owned the pizzeria for many years, died of COVID-19 last month when efforts to find space at a hospital that could offer him a higher level of care could not be found. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption
Shots - Health News
17 hospitals had no room for this COVID patient. He later died waiting for dialysis
17 hospitals had no room for this COVID patient. He later died waiting for dialysis
The Q100 bus to Rikers keeps families connected to loved ones inside the jail
Boris Johnson faces scrutiny for attending social gatherings that broke COVID rules
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 4, 2021, in New York City. Stocks and bonds have tumbled this year as a spike in inflation has investors bracing for higher interest rates. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Inflation fears are sparking a big drop in markets. Here are 3 things to know
Divisions at the U.S. Supreme Court are playing out in differences among the justices
André Lee, administrator and co-founder of Heart and Soul Hospice, stands with Keisha Mason, director of nursing, in front of their office building last week in Nashville, Tenn. Erica Calhoun for NPR hide caption
Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families
Joss Whedon was once hailed as a feminist. Then came the stories about his behavior
The U.S. Postal Service is now taking orders for the government's free at-home coronavirus test kits. Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images hide caption
The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits
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