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Public Health Officials Express Concern As The Coronavirus Keeps Mutating

NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Ali Mokdad of the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics about what the spread of COVID-19 variants in different parts of the world means for the U.S.

Hybrid beachgrass could mean trouble for Northwest coast

The new grass is taller than both its parents, which means it could build dunes in different ways.

The owner of Black Wall Street Gallery in New York City said the building's facade has been vandalized.

New York Gallery Hosting A Tulsa Race Massacre Exhibit Is Vandalized With White Paint

Black Wall Street Gallery in SoHo says someone smeared white paint on the gallery's glass facade in what the owners call a hate crime. The NYPD says it is investigating.

Pope Francis prepares to leave after celebrating a special Mass for the Myanmar faithful last month at the Vatican. On Tuesday, Francis issued new canon law focused on sexual abuse, fraud and the attempted ordination of women.

The Pope Is Toughening Church Laws On Sex Abuse, Fraud And The Ordination Of Women

The first major revision of Catholic canon law in nearly four decades redefines clerical sex abuse and mandates specific punishments. It also sets punishments for the attempted ordination of women.

Struggling Writers Steal Someone Else's Work In 2 New Suspense Novels

Chris Power's brooding literary novel A Lonely Man and Jean Hanff Korelitz's nightmare of a thriller The Plot explore the dangerous consequences of sticky fingers in the literary world.

Group Trying To Make Trans And Queer Haven In Colorado Says They're Facing Harassment

A handful of people trying to establish a "trans and queer haven" in rural Colorado say their neighbors are continually harassing them. Critics say they're overstating that to solicit donations.

Thousands marched across Portland and gathered at the fenced off Justice Center on June 3, 2020 for a sixth night of protests over the killing of George Floyd, a Black man from Minneapolis who was killed after an officer pushed his knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes.

How is Oregon doing with its efforts to dismantle systemic racism?

The Reimagine Oregon project launched last summer with an ambitious policy agenda to dismantle systemic racism in the state — in housing, education, health care, policing and more.

A State Patrol checkpoint greeted arriving state lawmakers at the Washington Capitol on the first day of the legislative session in January. The unprecedented security followed the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The vehicle checkpoints and fencing are gone, but security concerns remain at Washington’s Capitol

At Washington’s Capitol Campus, a post-legislative session calm has settled in. Gone are the State Patrol checkpoints and National Guard troops that...

Buzzy Lee: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Sasha Spielberg, a.k.a. Buzzy Lee, performed a playful and passionate Tiny Desk (home) concert from her childhood bathroom.

For Farmers In The Western U.S., Drought Inflicts Harsh Realities

As drought in the Western U.S. deepens, farmers are feeling the pain. Some are watching their crops fail, while others are selling cattle because they don't have the grass to feed it.

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