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NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, about the implications of an FDA advisory panel recommending COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11.

On the day when America puts its faith in the paws of furry forecasters, prominent groundhogs Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck do not agree on how many more weeks of winter there will be.

Burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls plus the fallout of the omicron surge is pushing school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are responding by rewriting hiring rules.

The artist's community-oriented mixtape is a milestone of personal and professional transformation.

For years, Miriam Colvin's grandfather told the story of a boxing match between a young Indiana farm boy and a 14-year-old kid from Kentucky — named Cassius Clay. But was the story true?

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., about Thursday's testimony before the House Intelligence Committee by acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Keri Blakinger, author of the new memoir Corrections In Ink, which is about her path from Olympic figure skating dreams, to drug addiction, and then to prison.

Higher mortgage rates and home prices have pushed the monthly payment to buy the median-priced home in the U.S. up more than 50% since the start of last year. Many first-time buyers can't afford it.

The Colorado Rockies have been blasted by six dust storms since last December. That's the worst it's been in at least two decades. And dust doesn't just make the snow look bad. It makes the snow melt fast.

A Texas rapper sets his rhymes to country beats. Host Jennifer Ludden talks with singer Cowboy Troy about the hybrid music style he calls "hick-hop." Troy's new album is called Loco Motive.