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Seven schools in the University of California system, Harvard University, Northwestern University and others are among those changing their plans in response to the highly transmissible variant.

Piñatas are a common element in parties across different countries, but especially in Mexico around Christmas time, and the story of their origin combines cultures, traditions and religions.

President Biden is acknowledging that instead of passing by Christmas as hoped, his Build Back Better plan will take "weeks" to resolve differences with West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin over the child tax credit.

President Biden is under pressure to end all fossil fuel development on federal land in order to fight the climate crisis, yet the influential industry still expects new drilling opportunities.

School counselor Alma Lopez tells us about how middle school students are coping during the pandemic.

NPR's Ailsa Chang interviews University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald about how early voting trends are extremely different this year than in previous years.

NPR's Tonya Mosley speaks with Ilya Marritz, the host of the WNYC podcast Trump, Inc., about The New York Times report about President Trump's tax returns.

When young composers explore old musical formulas, exciting things can happen. Mass for the Endangered is a contemporary twist on an ancient tradition.

Amy Coney Barrett is a devout Catholic and member of a charismatic group. Her Supreme Court nomination raises questions of whether the faith of a justice can or should influence their jurisprudence.

Pfizer and BioNTech, which produced the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S., say they will expand ongoing trials to include a third dose for children as young as 6 months old.