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Dogs are good at learning new words. But researchers say dogs don't understand small sound differences in words such as "dog" or "dig." It may explain why most don't learn a large number of words.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., vice chair of the National Governors Association, about governors nationwide preparing for unrest ahead of the inauguration.

Michigan ex-Gov. Rick Snyder and a former Flint public works director have each been charged with two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty in connection with the Flint water crisis.

The Federal Aviation Administration has vowed to take action against anyone who endangers flight safety after Trump supporters reportedly disrupted flights last week with chants and racist taunting.

President-elect Joe Biden is set on Thursday to outline his plan for a coronavirus relief package that he wants Congress to act upon quickly after he takes office.

Countries are taking a variety of approaches to their mass COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. NPR's international correspondents discuss the results in Germany, Israel and Brazil.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., one of the House impeachment managers, about the case's next move — a trial in the Senate.

As thousands of security forces deploy nationwide in anticipation of unrest ahead of the inauguration, there has been a national reckoning over how seriously to take the right-wing extremist threat.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, about the recent Russia hack and the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lydia Mobley, an intensive care unit nurse with Fastaff Travel Nursing, about what it's like to treat COVID-19 patients as the coronavirus continues to surge in the U.S.