Oct 17 National News Kentucky’s backroad churches may be key to saving hospitals overwhelmed by COVID Kentucky is in the midst of a COVID-19 wildfire that is sparing no part of the state; new case counts topped 4,000 a day for much of September, before easing somewhat this month. Hospital intensive care units are still at capacity in some regions, with COVID-19 patients occupying half the beds. Gov. Andy Beshear has called the situation "dire." By Sarah Varney Oct 17 National News Ky. backroad churches may be key to saving hospitals strained by COVID Sarah Varney
Oct 16 National News A two-tier wage system roiled the auto industry. Workers today say no way At a time when companies are profitable and workers are in high demand, two-tier systems are a much harder sell. Workers simply see them as a union-busting tactic that will hurt not just future employees but their own livelihoods as well. By Andrea Hsu Oct 16 National News A two-tier wage system roiled auto industry. Workers today say no way Andrea Hsu
Oct 15 National News An FDA panel of experts backs J&J COVID vaccine booster A panel of experts voted unanimously to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration authorize a booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. By Scott Hensley, NPR Oct 15 National News An FDA panel of experts backs J&J COVID vaccine booster Scott Hensley, NPR
Oct 14 National News Experts recommend that FDA should authorize Moderna COVID vaccine booster A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously recommended that the agency authorize a booster dose of the Moderna COVID vaccine at least six months after completion of the initial two-dose regimen. By Scott Hensley, NPR Oct 14 National News Experts recommend that FDA should authorize Moderna COVID booster Scott Hensley, NPR
Oct 5 National News A new report shows just how much climate change is killing the world’s coral reefs Rising ocean temperatures killed about 14% of the world's coral reefs in just under a decade, according to a new analysis from the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network. By Rachel Treisman, NPR Oct 5 National News New report shows how much climate change is killing coral reefs Rachel Treisman, NPR
Oct 5 National News Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm children and weaken democracy Facebook's products "harm children, stoke division, weaken our democracy and much more," Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee who leaked tens of thousands of pages of internal documents, will tell lawmakers on Tuesday. By NPR Staff Oct 5 National News Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm children, weaken democracy NPR Staff
Oct 4 National News Biden says he can’t guarantee the U.S. won’t breach the debt limit next week President Biden is calling on Republicans to "stop playing Russian roulette" with the U.S. economy and allow a straight up or down vote to raise the debt ceiling. By Brian Naylor, NPR Oct 4 National News Biden says he can’t guarantee U.S. won’t breach debt limit next week Brian Naylor, NPR
Sep 30 National News Are You Pregnant? The CDC Really Wants You To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the CDC's strongest recommendation yet for pregnant people and those who were recently pregnant to get a COVID-19 vaccine. By Jaclyn Diaz, NPR Sep 30 National News Pregnant? The CDC Really Wants You To Get Vaccinated Against COVID Jaclyn Diaz, NPR
Sep 29 National News After 25 Years In The Dark, The CDC Wants To Study The True Toll Of Guns In America How often is someone injured by a firearm in America? Why, how and what kinds of weapons are used? What are the underlying causes? By Eric Westervelt, NPR Sep 29 National News After 25 Years In The Dark, CDC To Study The Toll Of Guns In America Eric Westervelt, NPR
Sep 28 National News Senate Republicans Block A Government Funding Bill In A Battle Over The Debt Limit The federal government is on the brink of a partial shutdown after Senate Republicans blocked debate on legislation that would have simultaneously funded the government and suspended the nation's borrowing limit. By Kelsey Snell, NPR and Alana Wise, NPR Sep 28 National News Sen. Republicans Block Funding Bill In Battle Over Debt Limit Kelsey Snell, NPR and Alana Wise, NPR
Sep 27 National News FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020 The number of murders in the United States jumped by nearly 30% in 2020 compared with the previous year in the largest single-year increase ever recorded in the country, according to official FBI statistics released Monday. By Ryan Lucas, NPR Sep 27 National News FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020 Ryan Lucas, NPR
Sep 22 National News Is The Worst Over? Modelers Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March The delta surge appears to be peaking nationally, and cases and deaths will likely decline steadily now through the spring. By Rob Stein, NPR Sep 22 National News Modelers Predict A Steady Decline In COVID Cases Through March Rob Stein, NPR
Sep 11 National News A Day Of Remembrances And Reflection: 20 Years After The 9/11 Attacks Watch live memorial events starting at 8:30 a.m. By NPR Staff Sep 11 National News Remembrances And Reflection On 20 Years Since 9/11 Attacks NPR Staff
Sep 6 National News Why We Celebrate Labor Day And Other Facts About The Holiday You Might Not Know Where did this three-day weekend come from anyway? By Deepa Shivaram, NPR Sep 6 National News Why We Celebrate Labor Day And Other Facts About The Holiday Deepa Shivaram, NPR