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The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke remotely during a unique Senate health committee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic.

Congress has announced agreement on a $2 trillion economic relief package for the effects of COVID-19. Most households will get a relief check, and unemployment insurance has been greatly expanded.

Hedge fund boss Bill Ackman has fought bitter battles in corporate boardrooms. He fights with lengthy public letters and for years. He's taking those tactics to Ivy League universities and the media.

Twelve Democratic presidential contenders took to the debate stage in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday night. The issue of impeachment was at the top of the agenda.

The SS United States, a record-breaking 1950s ocean liner, may soon sail from Philadelphia to the Gulf. NPR explored this ship, a relic of the grand liners that once connected North America with Europe.

School districts across the country are trying to make classrooms more inclusive. But misinformation, sometimes spread by top elected officials, is fueling fears of a hidden agenda.

The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward.

The powerful consulting firm McKinsey will "accept responsibility" and pay $650 million for helping to fuel the opioid crisis, but executives will once again dodge prosecution.

Kendrick Lamar will be the halftime show entertainment for 2025's Super Bowl. An artist who made his biggest headlines this year by dicing into conflict, not everyone is happy that he landed the gig.

Even as an anti-immigrant president takes office in the United States, migrants are moving north. NPR asks, why?