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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a March 1 news conference at the White House. The Biden administration says four families that were separated at the Mexico border during the Trump administration would be reunited in the U.S. during the first week of May. It's the first of what Mayorkas calls "just the beginning" of a broader effort.

Separated Families To Reunite In The U.S. As Immigrant Advocates Push For More

Four migrant families that were separated at the border by the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the United States this week, the secretary of Homeland Security announced.

At the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., Rev. Al Sharpton gives his second eulogy in two weeks for a Black man killed by law enforcement. "You've got to be subject to the law whether you've got on bluejeans or a blue uniform," Sharpton said Monday.

Family And Civil Rights Leaders Mourn Andrew Brown Jr. At Funeral

Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, was shot dead by sheriff's deputies as they arrived to carry out search and arrest warrants last month. The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered his eulogy.

St. Joseph Co. Health Officials Aim To Bring COVID-19 Vaccines To Local Doctors' Offices

Everyone age 16 and older has been able to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Indiana for over a month now, but only at designated vaccination sites or clinics.…

The Shout at Cancer choir, pictured above in 2018, is featured in Bill Brummel's new documentary,<em> Can You Hear My Voice?</em>

In The 'Shout At Cancer Choir,' No Voice Boxes Needed To Sing Out

All the singers in this U.K. choir have undergone laryngectomies — voice box removal — to treat cancer. Singing builds lung strength, and performing together builds confidence, choir members say.

U.S. Sen. Young Stresses Urgency Of Tech Investment In Race Against China

President Joe Biden repeatedly emphasized a need to better compete with China during his first address to Congress. That’s a message U.S. Sen. Todd Young…

Wind-blown soil fills a ditch between a road and the fields of Gunsmoke Farms, a large organic farm northwest of Pierre, S.D., in early March.

A Giant Organic Farm Faces Criticism That It's Harming The Environment

A huge organic farm that's backed by General Mills is facing accusations that it's doing more environmental harm than good. The project shows the difficulties of delivering on green promises.

For This Family, India's COVID-19 Surge Was Personal

One family describes racing against time to try and find an intensive care unit bed during India's COVID-19 surge.

From Courtroom To Club: Massachusetts Is Getting Creative To Hold Safe Trials

Many of the older courtrooms in Massachusetts aren't equipped for trials during a pandemic. So the state has had to get creative. Wedding venues, and even a nightclub, are now hosting court.

For NPR's 50th: A Listener Riveted by Earthquake 6000 Miles Away

All Things Considered listener Canice Flanagan points to Melissa Block's reporting on an earthquake in China in 2008 as a story that had a dramatic effect on her.

Homeland Security Secretary On Reuniting Families

NPR's Audie Cornish talk with the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the DHS announcement to reunite four migrant families separated under the Trump administration.

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