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Incoming President Biden and Vice President Harris stand with their respective spouses Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Del., on Nov. 7, the day the Democrats were declared the winners in the 2020 election.

We Just Got Our Clearest Picture Yet Of How Biden Won In 2020

Suburban voters and white men helped push Biden over the top, while Hispanic voters and white women swayed toward Trump. Those trends may shape strategy for Republicans and Democrats in 2022.

Nimia Uropari Velásquez, age 28, is a native of Peru's Manati indigenous community. She took a four-hour boat ride to the port town of Indiana to take care of banking business — and possibly get a vaccine. In the end she passed on the shot.

Vaccinators in Peru's Amazon are challenged by religion, rivers and a special tea

Peruvian health officials face many obstacles as they try to get everyone vaccinated, including those who live in remote and rural areas.

'Making Toast': Simple Gestures For Moving On

After his daughter — a 38-year-old pediatrician with three children of her own — died of a rare heart defect, Roger Rosenblatt and his wife, Ginny, moved in with their son-in-law to help raise their grandchildren. His new book, Making Toast, is his account of the hurt — and humor — that followed.

A seminar marking the 30th anniversary of the Guangcai Program, a public undertaking that aims to unite private entrepreneurs to promote common prosperity, in Beijing, Oct. 14, 2024.

To instill confidence, China tries to reassure private entrepreneurs of support

As the country faces slowing economic growth and a trade war with the U.S., China has taken pains to reassure entrepreneurs by telling them they can start businesses, create jobs and benefit society.

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges remembers her friend, child psychiatrist Robert Coles

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with civil rights icon Ruby Bridges about her friend, Pulitzer Prize winning child psychiatrist Robert Coles, who died on June 4 at 97.

A portrait of President Trump hangs on the Labor Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25. The agency is bringing back some workers who took the government's deferred resignation offer. Still other employees whose jobs were eliminated received notices that they would be assigned to new positions.

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back — and spending more money than before.

Aly Raisman: Mishandling Of Gymnastics Sexual Abuse Adds To The Trauma

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with gymnast Aly Raisman, who is demanding greater accountability for the sexual abuse committed by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.

A police officer stands in front of a Black Lives Matter sign during a protest in front of Seattle City Hall on August 9, 2020.

With 12 New Laws, Washington State Joins Movement To Overhaul Policing

Washington state's Democratic governor, Jay Inslee, signed 12 bills into law Tuesday on everything from the tactics officers use in the field, to circumstances under which officers can be decertified.

Mayor Attempts to Take Over Los Angeles Schools

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is promoting a controversial fix for the city's struggling public school system. He wants to put the bureaucracy under his control. Villaraigosa says this will bring more accountability to Los Angeles public schools. But his opponents call it a power grab.

India's Supreme Court will soon rule on Muslim headscarves in public schools

When her high school banned the hijab, Ayesha Shifa sued — and her case went to India's Supreme Court. A verdict, expected soon, may redefine what secularism means in the world's largest democracy.

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