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President Biden is expected to address the surge in omicron cases, but is his administration's response fast and sufficient enough to meet what could be the most challenging month yet in the pandemic?

The Biden administration is putting a quarter of a billion dollars into a new national suicide prevention line. But some say that's not enough to build the infrastructure that's needed.

Thursday, March 2nd, is the 100th anniversary of the birth of composer Kurt Weill.

Stocks dropped as investors worried about how the omicron variant would impact the global economy after several countries imposed restrictions.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta about a recent spate of "smash and grab" incidents at California retailers.

President Biden started 2021 with a memorial for people lost to COVID-19. But his overarching pandemic message has shifted over the course of the year. We look at how and why.

Opioids can kill because they reduce breathing along with pain. Now brain scientists have made a discovery that could lead to potent pain drugs that don't affect breathing.

The run on at-home COVID tests highlights some of the country's desperation in getting critical testing capacity up to speed. There are potentially some other roadblocks with other forms of testing.

Adele is the first female artist to have an album spend 10 consecutive years on Billboard's top 200. She's only the tenth artist to hit the milestone, joining the likes of Metallica and Bob Marley.

Joseph Moore wore a wire for the FBI under his white robe.

University of Washington research predicts the omicron wave will infect more than 400,000 people a day in the U.S. when it crests in about six weeks.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is waiting at its launch site, after years of repeated delays and cost overruns. At one point, the giant new observatory was threatened with cancellation.