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As summer travel surges, so does COVID. Experts share advice on how to prepare ahead of time in case you are infected on a vacation or visit — and what to do if you get that dreaded positive test.

President Biden will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France. The presidential primary season is winding down. Lawmakers are campaigning —- even when Congress is in session.

It's been 500 days since Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been imprisoned in Iran. Steve Inskeep talks to Ali Rezaian, about the efforts to free his brother.

President George Bush on Monday nominated Judge Samuel Alito with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Noah Adams speaks with Slate legal analyst Dahlia Lithwick about Alito, who's sometimes called "Scalito" because he has similar conservative judicial philosophy to that of Justice Antonin Scalia.

These days hospitals drill for mass casualty disasters like the explosions at Monday's Boston Marathon. But when it happened for real, the first response was disbelief. Then the victims began arriving. Doctors say they were confronted with the kinds of IED injuries that U.S. troops have gotten in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The historic vote to officially send the Senate the articles of impeachment will allow a Senate trial to begin in the coming days.

Because most elections truly are local, it would be nearly impossible for a foreign adversary to touch them all with a single effort. But that diversity also comes with security challenges.

Many families in rural Tajikistan spend hours each day collecting water from communal spigots or nearby rivers, where the water often isn't safe. When one village gets a new water system — and a tap in each yard — residents have more time to grow food and earn money to support their families.

Marc Fucarlie left the hospital this week, after 45 days of surgeries and skin grafts, induced comas and dozens of tests. His right leg was amputated and it's uncertain how functional his left leg will be. His rehabilitation will take years, and he's worried about how he'll pay for it.

The presidential campaigns began the final weekend before Election Day by making efforts to drive up needed support in a handful of key states.