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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Charge d'Affaires Kristina Kvien, who is now running the U.S. Embassy from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv amid threats of a Russian invasion.

The White House is trying to move away from a crisis footing on COVID. By the time of the State of the Union, President Biden may be able to explain how things get back to normal.

In Arizona, members of the San Carlos Tribe and other activists from around the Southwest are beginning a 40-mile run and protest to the site of a proposed copper mine on land they consider sacred.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Christina Chin, a sociologist of sports at California State University, Fullerton, about the recent success of Asian American figure skaters.

While many states have already lifted their statewide mask mandates, many mandates remain in place. But the science is mixed about masks effectiveness in schools — especially for kids.

The phenomenon of backwardation illustrates one of the reasons why oil is in short supply right now.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Ann Hsu of San Francisco about the successful effort from parents and residents to recall three school board members this week.

President Biden spoke about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, as Russia appears ready to invade. He gives his remarks after convening key European leaders for an update.

Staten Island lost more than a dozen residents to Superstorm Sandy. The trauma of those losses, plus the physical destruction of property, has been hard on residents, especially in the neighborhood of Ocean Breeze.

New York City residents are remembering one of their most colorful mayors. Ed Koch served the city for three terms in the 70s and 80s, an era when New York was plagued by fiscal problems, crime, and the AIDS epidemic. He didn't disappear when he was voted out of office. With his radio show and a stint as a TV judge, he became almost a stereotype of New York's brash, tell-it-like-it-is personality.

Apple's AirTags were billed as an easy way to track your keys and wallet, but now the small button-sized device are being used by stalkers and thieves to track people and steal cars.

Omicron cases numbers drop. Biden tells Ukrain the U.S. will respond if Russia invades.