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We asked NPR readers to share photos of the objects they can't live without during the pandemic. Their responses are funny, surprising — and some might make you tear up.

Cuba has one of the world's highest COVID vaccination rates, with more than 85% of the nation fully immunized and kids as young as 2 getting inoculated. And it's done so using homegrown vaccines.

On its 50th Anniversary, The Godfather is one of the most influential and respected films in Hollywood history. But that outcome didn't seem likely at its premiere.

Many people move without realizing the danger that wildfires pose to their new home. A new risk rating system could help buyers learn more on real estate sites.

In the 1940s about 20,000 men trained on racially segregated Montford Point in North Carolina. Some of the 300 surviving Marines recently returned for the reopening of a restored museum honoring them.

Benjamin Franklin first called for the government to tinker with clock hours in the 1780s. But it wasn't until World War I that the U.S. adopted daylight-saving time as a way to squeeze more out of the day. David Prerau explores the curious history of DST.

A single irrigation district in California, along the Mexican border, takes more water from the Colorado River than all of Arizona and Nevada. It's under pressure to use less.

The daughter of a Yu'pik mom and a dad from Nebraska, Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in a special election. She'll be the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the U.S. House in 50 years.

Indigenous Americans suffer disproportionate effects of COVID, including the mental health impact. But a collective mindset has helped them find creative solutions to buffering the stress.

The former Supreme Court nominee will face the Senate this week as President Biden's pick to lead the Justice Department. If confirmed, he'll inherit a department reeling from political scandals.