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Information from China's census indicates the country's population has increased at the slowest rate since its one-child policy. At the same time, the proportion of senior citizens has expanded.

Officials say a 19-year-old former student at a school in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire there Tuesday, killing at least seven students, a teacher and a school worker.

The senators are introducing a bill that would make pandemic-related food benefits for college students permanent and create grants for colleges to address hunger.

Republicans and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce argue the $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits have incentivized people not to work.

Bloomington-Normal hospitals have delivered 6% fewer babies this year as the pandemic fuels a baby bust.

A coronavirus variant is spreading quickly in India, causing a massive surge in cases. Scientists are rushing to see if vaccines will be effective against this variant. So far, the news is hopeful.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shaharzad Akbar, chairperson for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, about recent attacks in Kabul.

Last June, NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with three police officers about being Black in law enforcement. We revisit those officers to talk about the Chauvin verdict and what's next for police reform.

The FDA authorized the emergency use of the shot for this age group on Monday.

The Senate Rules Committee held a contentious markup of legislation to revamp the nation's voting and campaign finance rules, laying bare the deep partisan divide over how elections should be run.