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The Fed is moving toward raising interest rates next year. The latest coronavirus variant is proving to be highly transmissible. We examine the impact of Kentucky's tornadoes on children.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' controversial scheme to fly migrants to Martha's Vineyard has brought immigration front and center for Massachusetts politicians.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Peru-based journalist Jacqueline Fowks about protests in the country over inflation and President Pedro Castillo's reaction to them.

As the Russian invasion blocks much of Ukraine's food exports elsewhere, ports in the far south are the few Ukrainian-run transit points for goods in and out of the country.

For people who have family members on different sides of the war in Ukraine, it's been a long year of disagreeing, disbelieving and biting tongues.

Yesterday, Netflix laid off some of its staff, many of them recently hired women of color. They were working on its new fan-focused website.

Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy was a towering figure on stage - artistically and physically. He died yesterday of a non-COVID-related heart attack in a Connecticut hospital.

It was another difficult weekend in western Kentucky as people try to recovery from devastating tornadoes. One complicating factor is the spreading omicron variant.

President Biden heads to Pennsylvania after saying he needs to get out of Washington more. Two big stories — the Supreme Court vacancy and the Russia-Ukraine conflict — are commanding attention.

Mary Ogden's children and granddaughter remember her through the lullaby "Baby Boat," which meant a lot to all of them. Ogden died from COVID-19 in 2020, not long after her 100th birthday.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry about his new movie, A Jazzman's Blues.

NPR's Noel King sits down with three African America residents of different generations to discuss how much, or how little, has changed when it comes to racism in modern America.