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As college campuses grapple with outbreaks of coronavirus infections, research from the CDC suggests young adults are driving infection rates, putting older, more vulnerable people at risk.

Derek Rath explores the music and mythology behind the album, La Kahena, an audio journey through northern Africa. He speaks with the album's producer, World Music deejay Cheb i Sabah.

Gunmen assassinate a top aide to Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari in Baghdad. But despite such attacks, Iraq's leaders forge ahead with forming a government and drafting a constitution. Over the weekend, Sunnis formed a new political alliance, and a Shiite cleric moved to ease sectarian violence.

Even as the death toll in Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 43,000, search teams in southern Turkey have rescued a few people who were trapped in the debris, including a 12-year-old boy.

A high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., has left multiple people dead and others injured. The Broward Sheriff's office says the suspect is in custody and was found off campus.

With some contacting attorneys and others looking to move out of the country, anti-Trump Republicans are trying to figure out what's next after betting against the president-elect.

In the LA fire zones, law enforcement is promising to crack down on looting, fraud and other crimes. Some residents have hired security or are staying in their houses to watch the neighborhood.

On Wednesday, much of the Northeast was enjoying 60 degree temperatures, but a fast-moving storm in the region is a reminder that winter has a ways to go yet.

Siri, Alexa and Cortana all started out as female. Now a group of marketing executives, tech experts and academics are trying to make virtual assistants more egalitarian.

As the spring sunshine brightens up, researchers caution: Don't skimp on sun protection, especially on the sensitive eyelids.

Images of the aftermath show a glimpse of the destruction caused by the powerful Category 4 hurricane: homes washed out, boats yanked from their moorings, and decimated neighborhoods.

Recent shootings in Seattle's "autonomous zone" are proving difficult to investigate. The mayor is now telling protesters to go home. She plans to send the police back to their precinct there.

The disease has killed at least 15 people and infected nearly 400 in the city, and it is hitting the homeless population the hardest.

Last June, NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with three police officers about being Black in law enforcement. We revisit those officers to talk about the Chauvin verdict and what's next for police reform.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses the challenges confronting the Biden administration on policing with civil rights attorney Arthur Ago and Ramsey County, Minn., prosecutor John Choi.

As money is funneled to states, opioid councils wield significant power in determining how it gets spent. They face concerns about conflicts of interest and lack of representation by affected groups.

Morning Edition's First Amendment series looks at the cost of speaking out or staying silent in the scientific community, amid pressure from colleagues or officials in Washington.

Ukrainians in Kyiv are starting to piece their lives back together as the Russian invasion enters its third month. Even in moments of calm, residents still live with the threat of airstrikes.

A charity organization with ties to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has come under criticism for running apparently illegal automated calls to voters in advance of next week's hotly contested Democratic primary in North Carolina.

As NPR's Southern Bureau chief, Russell Lewis covers issues and people of the Southeast for NPR — from Florida to Virginia to Texas, including West Virginia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma. His work brings context and dimension to issues ranging from immigration, transportation, and oil and gas drilling for NPR listeners across the nation and around the world.