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The pandemic economy is squeezing families with kids: 74% of those earning less than $100,000 report serious financial woes, in an NPR poll. Experts worry about lasting impacts on kids' mental health.

COVID cases are hitting record highs with about 240,000 people testing positive a day. But the omicron variant behind the surge may lead to milder illness, especially in vaccinated and boosted people.

President Biden is expected to announce Tuesday he's seeking a second term. Jury selection is to start in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit against Donald Trump. Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News.

A company in Arthur, Ill., allows workers to decide what they need to improve their health. The approach improved productivity and netted a big pay out for all employees.

Dr. Caitlin Bernard was publicly vilified for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim. And that's got some medical residents who were open to practicing in Indiana thinking again.

The virus that causes COVID-19 can cause strokes, inflammation, oxygen deprivation and infection in the brain. And each of these may lead to long-term neurological problems.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life America, about the anti-abortion rights movement's goals now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.

Scott Simon speaks with British performer Olly Alexander about his new album, "Night Call."

Marvel's "Black Panther" sequel, "Wakanda Forever," brings together almost all the original cast members for a story that is both an elegy for Chadwick Boseman and a way forward for the story.

The South Texas Blood and Tissue center in San Antonio sent 25 units to Uvalde, Texas. The organization planned a blood drive, and says there's a historic need to build-up blood supplies.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Flint, Mich., resident Jeneyah McDonald about her reaction to former Gov. Rick Snyder's criminal charges in connection with the Flint water crisis.

In Salinas, if you make a run to the grocery store to pick up a bag of kale, you’ll probably pass rows and rows of the leafy green.There’s one store, Food…