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People walk in Wuhan on Jan. 10, the eve of the first anniversary of China confirming its first COVID-19 death. Chinese officials said on Monday that its economy managed to grow 2.3% in 2020.

China Says Its Economy, Recovering From The Pandemic, Grew 2.3% Last Year

China's is likely the only major economy to have expanded in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world.

NPR Investigative Team Examines Criminal Cases Related To Insurrection

Over 200 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection. An NPR examination has revealed many charged explicitly said they were inspired by then-President Trump.

Clouds and mountains reflect off the Great Salt Lake's surface.

Object That Could Be Small Plane Spotted In Great Salt Lake

Authorities in northwestern Utah say they've found an object in the Great Salt Lake that could be a small plane that's been missing since late last…

Author Rae Nudson On Beauty Culture

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Rae Nudson about her new book All Made Up: The Power and Pitfalls of Beauty Culture, From Cleopatra to Kim Kardashian.

Unclaimed baggage wells up between carousels for passengers arriving on Southwest Airlines flights at Denver International Airport late Sunday, Oct. 10, in Denver.

Flying for Thanksgiving? Expect packed planes, unruly passengers and cancellations

Millions of Americans are returning to the skies this holiday season. Crowded airports, staffing shortages, bad weather and disruptive passengers all could make the experience miserable.

U.S. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are the two most prominent Democrats to support the notion that the Senate needs to pursue bipartisan legislation on virtually every front.

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient

Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., are the most prominent moderates to oppose elements of President Biden's agenda, but they are likely not alone.

U.S. Marines serve in Afghanistan's Helmand province in 2018. The U.S. intelligence community is assessing reports that Russia set up a bounty program to pay the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Experts Say Intel Should Have Reached Trump On Russian Bounty Program

The president says no one told him about the threat to U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Reports say the information was available in a detailed intelligence file called the President's Daily Briefing.

Interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon updates reporters on the attack in Austin, Texas, early Saturday.

Austin Police Arrest 1 Of 2 Suspects In Mass Shooting That Wounded 14

The attack occurred in a busy entertainment district in the Texas capital early Saturday, authorities said. Investigators were looking into what sparked the shooting.

Internet access has always been a problem for Faylene Begay, a single mother of four living on the Navajo reservation in Arizona.

Students are still struggling to get internet. The infrastructure law could help

President Biden's infrastructure package includes $65 billion for improving broadband. That money could make a big difference for rural college students, who are especially disconnected.

Montana Environmentalist Is Biden's Pick To Head Bureau Of Land Management

President Biden has nominated a Montana environmentalist to push his agenda calling for millions of dollars to restore ecosystems and clean water sources over some 600 million acres of public land.

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