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Even though COVID-19 deaths are spiking and the country is climbing out of a deep economic downturn, the president has proposed new taxes. Colombians are defying restrictions by protesting.

A hundred years ago, a world war and a pandemic wreaked havoc on baseball and other industries. But pent-up demand helped them come roaring back.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., about the move to impeach President Trump again after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Many Republicans have indicated they will object to the formal electoral vote count. There is a good chance it will become a spectacle, but there's next to no chance it will change the outcome.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about his role as an impeachment manager in the upcoming Senate trial of former President Trump.

Many single parents collecting unemployment benefits are running out of money to pay rent, with Congress still unable to pass a relief bill to help.

The storm, with maximum wind speeds that made it the most powerful of the year, made landfall on the populous island of Luzon on Sunday and is weakening as it heads toward Vietnam.

As in-person schooling returns in some districts, mental health professionals say many children will face difficulties as a result of the isolation and worry they experience during the pandemic.

Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a "close contact" as spending a total of 15 minutes within 6 feet of an infected person over a 24-hour period.

Plus other education news: College enrollment is on the decline, school district leaders take a stand against the Senate health care bill, and interest rates on student loans are going up.