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A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana who was among a panel of senators that questioned the nation's top public health officials at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ravi Perry, chair of the political science department at Howard University, about the diversity of Joe Biden's cabinet and representation of civil rights organizations.

If a young person says they want to end their life, how do you help? First, don't panic. Suicide is preventable. Here's advice for helping young people in crisis, from people who've lived through it.

Food insecurity was already high in Detroit before the pandemic; now it's increased. Ederique Goudia and Raphael Wright are among those trying to help.

And that's creating anxiety and stress — and may be contributing to a shortage of health workers. Why is the country having problems getting vaccines?

To owners of bars and nightclubs, pandemic restrictions on the industry can feel punitive. But there are important differences, virus hunters say, between a bar and a restaurant that serves alcohol.

Monday is the White House deadline to get a deal with Republicans on infrastructure. Vice President Harris is on her first foreign trip as VP. A massacre in Burkina Faso has left 130 people dead.

The housing market is on a tear, setting all kinds of records, including prices. But it's also a reflection of the uneven economic recovery and more first-time homebuyers are getting priced out.

Florida officials say they were investigating a rogue message on a group chat stating, "it's time to speak up before another 17,000 people are dead."