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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to China military expert Oriana Skylar Mastro about escalating tensions between China and Taiwan.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to child care consultant Lucy Mullen Davis about the guidelines centers — and parents — are considering before reopening.

Melissa Block talks to Paul Lanier, the son of artist Ruth Asawa, who died in her San Francisco home on Monday at the age of 87. She's known for many famous fountains in San Francisco and her intricate, abstract wire sculptures, which are in the collections of many major museums.

The Sundance Film Festival begins Thursday night in Park City, Utah. Some of the themes that have emerged for this year's festival include climate change, Syria and coming-of-age films.

As temperatures drop around the country, unhoused people are especially vulnerable. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to hotel shelter worker Yusra Murad about the challenge of keeping people safe and warm.

Following years worth of news stories about climate change and drought, books and movies are starting to capture those stories, too. Worlds without water are the settings for quite a few new projects.

Fred Rogers' pioneering childrens' show debuted on Feb. 19, 1968. We look at what made the series different for its time and how Fred Rogers contributed to saving public broadcasting.

Combating violent crime and human trafficking across the state’s midsection are top priorities for Gregory Harris, the new U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois.

On Friday morning, New Orleans kicks off its first jazz festival since Hurricane Katrina. This year, the Jazz & Heritage Festival has adopted the motto "Witness the Healing Power of Music." Nowhere will this be more evident than in the festival's Gospel Tent.

In his final pre-launch press conference, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin says the space shuttle is ready for its first flight in more than two years. Shuttle engineers were briefly alarmed when a shuttle window cover fell and smashed a few tiles on the orbiter, damaging a wing.