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The Pandemic Has Researchers Worried About Teen Suicide

Anxiety and depression among teens and youth are getting worse since COVID lockdowns began in March, early studies suggest, and many experts say they fear a corresponding increase in suicide.

Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Experts worry that the pursuit of Fauci is helping to create a "chilling effect" on public health staffing and infrastructure in the U.S.

After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health

The accusations against Dr. Anthony Fauci, once the nation's leading infectious disease expert, have some experts worrying that these events may further erode public health staffing in the U.S.

A lab technician at a Pfizer factory inspects Paxlovid tablets as they move through the manufacturing process.

Feds' contract with Pfizer for Paxlovid has some surprises

NPR has obtained the government's $5.3 billion contract for the first 10 million courses of Paxlovid, an antiviral pill for COVID-19. Here's what's in it.

Up First briefing: South Africa accuses Israel of genocide; Christie ends 2024 race

A U.N. court opens hearings in The Hague today on genocide charges against Israel. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has ended his 2024 presidential campaign.

Dolly Parton performs onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

How America celebrated and mourned Dolly Parton, in Nashville and beyond

The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country. Fans are mourning the loss of a country music icon who not only changed the musical landscape but gave back to communities with her Imagination Library program and donations to develop the Moderna COVID vaccine.

Rush-hour traffic on Interstate 405 in Los Angeles in March 2022. After dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion levels reached a record high last year, researchers say.

Traffic congestion hits a record high, spreading to more hours of the week

If it seems like traffic is getting worse where you live, that's because it probably is. After dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion climbed to record levels in 2024, researchers say.

How The Rich Got Richer During Global Pandemic and Protests (Two Part)

Executive Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, and co-editor of Inequality.org Chuck Collins…

New Mexico Among The First to Receive and Disperse Vaccine, First Stop: Long Term Care Facilities

Long Term and Aging Department Secretary Katrina Hotrum-Lopez offers a brief press conference announcing the mass dispersment of the first vaccine to…

Ellis Greer stitched this costume for the Utah Shakespeare Festival's 2019 production of Hamlet. A survey found 95% of artists like Greer have experienced income loss as a result of COVID-19.

'I Am Mourning The Loss': Two-Thirds Of Artists Report They're Now Unemployed

A leading U.S. arts organization released a survey of more than 10,000 artists and creative workers on Friday. It found 95% of them have experienced income loss as a result of COVID-19.

Police push protesters back on Saturday in Ottawa, the Canadian capital. After making more than 100 arrests on Friday, police resumed their work to clear the protesters who oppose many of Canada's COVID-19 restrictions.

Police clear protesters around Canada's Parliament building

Police in Ottawa have made 170 arrests so far as they work to clear the streets in Canada's capital city. Protests against COVID-19 restrictions have spread across Canada in recent weeks.

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