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Visitors to national parks across the United States will see the impact of the government shutdown. Many parks will remain open but services are being discontinued.

After the defeat of the last ISIS enclave, thousands of women and children — many the families of ISIS fighters — have fled to a refugee camp in northeastern Syria, stretching the camp thin.

You might know that the word "gypped" — often used to describe being cheated — comes from the word 'gypsy.' But less well known is the fact that it comes from derogative stereotypes about the Roma people.

The World Bank funds projects around the globe aimed at alleviating poverty. Along the way, people get uprooted. The World Bank has acknowledged "serious shortcomings" in its resettlement practices.

Technically, the only Tennesseans currently eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine are health care workers, long-term care residents, and people 75 and older. But don't expect strict enforcement.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Gov. Andy Beshear, D-KY., how he is trying to navigate his state though the economic and health crisis the pandemic presents.

Drugmaker Moderna says it has applied to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine. It says data bolster its case the vaccine is safe and effective.

NPR's Lulu Gracia-Navarro speaks with NPR's Pam Fessler about her book, Carville's Cure. It's about the leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana where people with Hansen's disease, or leprosy, were sent.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with fashion historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell about how Covid-19 could change people's style choices.

Advocates who want big changes to the criminal justice system are pressing the Biden administration. They want him to grant clemency for a few thousand people and make key personnel decisions.