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United Airlines wants to bring back supersonic air travel, like crossing the Atlantic in three hours — but many have questions about the promise of a net-zero carbon footprint startup.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Joe Severino of the Charleston Gazette-Mail about the legislative record of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin.

Police in Canada have charged a 20-year-old man with murder for the deaths of four people killed when hit by a truck. Police say the driver deliberately targeted the family because they are Muslim.

Nicaraguan authorities arrested Cristiana Chamorro, President Daniel Ortega's key opponent in upcoming elections, and barred her from running for office after accusing her of money laundering.

Tom Hiddleston is arguably the biggest Marvel star to do a streaming series. Loki premieres Wednesday and continues the adventures of a character who was technically killed in Avengers: Infinity War.

Severe drought is spreading after a record dry year in the Western United States. Climate change is only making water shortages worse.

A joint Senate committee probe released its report on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. It detailed intelligence failures and new information about the warnings the Capitol Police got in December.

A recent movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and renewed interest in the history of medical racism.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with author Julian Rubinstein about his book The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood.

The Justice Department secretly subpoenaed Apple in 2018 for account information of then-White House Counsel Don McGahn as well as his wife.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced Friday for killing George Floyd last year in May. A jury found Chauvin guilty on three counts in April.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Ahmed Ali Akbar, host of the podcast series "Delivery Wars," which explores the economics of food delivery apps.

The U.S. Justice Department has sued the state of Georgia over its new voting law, saying that the controversial measure is intended to restrict ballot access to Black voters.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks to John Curtis (R-Utah) about how his new climate caucus will educate House Republicans on how climate-focused legislation can be consistent with conservative values.

Scientists successfully treated a rare disease with the experimental gene-editing technique. It could open the door to new ways of treating more common disorders in the future.

Ambreen Tariq's new children's book explores the immigrant experience of America's great outdoors — it's based on her own childhood experiences of family camping trips.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Primrose Riordan of the Financial Times about China's increasingly tight grip on Hong Kong — and what it might mean for one of the world's busiest financial centers.

Rescue crews in Surfside, Fla., have to work slowly as they pick through the ruins of the 12-story condominium that collapsed Thursday. Dozens of people remain missing as families hope for the best.

The Minneapolis community reacts to the sentencing of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.