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NPR Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, about the full FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and what it means for fighting the pandemic.

Mayim Bialik is filling in as the weeknight host after Mike Richards stepped down last week as the successor to Alex Trebek. She was chosen to host Jeopardy! prime-time series and spin-offs.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sheriff Chris Davis of Humphreys County, Tenn., about the flash flooding that ravaged parts of the state over the weekend. Nearly two dozen people died.

The accuser also alleges that Kelly physically and sexually abused her, and first pressured her into sex when she was a 17-year-old high school student who went to him for career mentorship.

The talks between CIA Director William Burns and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar come as an Aug. 31 deadline looms for the end of the U.S. airlift and withdrawal of U.S. forces.

The two new sports are among the 22 that athletes will be competing in during this year's Summer Games. Taekwondo will be the first full-contact Paralympic sport ever.

Aid groups say there's an urgent need for housing for tens of thousands refugees from Afghanistan as they begin to resettle around the world.

Linden A. Lewis's stylish queer space opera series levels up with The Second Rebel, which picks up with our initial protagonists Hiro, Lito and the First Sister, and adds a few new voices too.

Michigan resident Christine Duval won $2 million as part of a sweepstakes campaign in the state to encourage people to get vaccinated.

Mark your calendars: The Games will feature 539 events across 22 sports before the closing ceremony on Sept. 5.

Growing up, author Judy Bolton-Fasman's parents were a continual mystery — one that she was determined to solve.

Pennsylvania officials are giving the following advice to those who encounter the pesky invasive insects: "Kill it! Squash it, smash it ... just get rid of it."