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Roger Hawkins, drummer and cofounder of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, has died. He played on albums for everyone from Aretha Franklin to Wilson Pickett.

The U.S. is one of five countries that allow companies to pay blood plasma donors, supplying 2/3 of the global need for it. Collection rates fell in the pandemic, threatening the health of recipients.

President Biden has known Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for years. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Evan Osnos of The New Yorker about the relationship's role in diplomacy over violence in the Mideast.

In honor of NPR's 50th birthday, we asked listeners who have reached that milestone for some life advice. Hundreds answered, including Karl Colón.

Three days of activities marking the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd begin with members of his family joining a march through downtown Minneapolis.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Cynthia Lee about her proposal that states raise the standard of when an officer is allowed to use force.

If you're in the market to buy a home, NPR's Life Kit has some advice for how to navigate this seemingly impossible market.

The authorities in Belarus forced a passenger flight to land in the capital of Minsk and then detained an opposition leader who was one of the passengers on board.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bob Bauer, a legal adviser to President-Elect Joe Biden, about the legal maneuvering by the campaigns since the presidential election last month.

To figure out why evergreens are so costly this year, the Planet Money team decided to get into the tree business. NPR shares what they've found.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard, about the bureau's role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and its plans for the next year.

More than a month after the election, Russian President Vladimir Putin finally acknowledged Joe Biden's victory. The two have a complicated relationship dating from the Obama administration.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, about the scale and significance of the recent cyberattacks on government agencies and what actions are crucial moving forward.

There's a fledgling effort to organize against far-right ideology that's moving into Idaho's political mainstream.

With a cease-fire in place, what's next for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ambassador Martin Indyk, former U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

The Supreme Court said it would take up a major abortion case that could open the door to overturning Roe v. Wade. Meanwhile, Texas Republicans are trying a new legal strategy to ban most abortions.