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The first big test of Facebook's Oversight Board reveals the challenges of checking the power and scale of the social media giant.

NPR's Margot Adler looks at the social science research cited in the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision. The symbol and lightning rod for that research were the doll experiments conducted by Kenneth Clark and his wife Mamie that tested perceptions of race.

Polls broadly suggest that Republicans are more upset about the existence of the DACA program than about the underlying substantive concerns that led to creation of it.

Vaccination speed and racial equity don't always go hand in hand. Congressional hearing will delve into Capitol insurrection. Damaging winter storm delivers another blow to communities of color.

Ava DuVernay's new film takes its name from the amendment that abolished slavery, but allowed for prisoner servitude. Critic John Powers says 13th puts forth a searing interpretation of U.S. history.

Pfizer received FDA approval to enroll adolescents in its COVID-19 vaccine trial. Experts say it's an important step aimed at determining whether a vaccine could be safe and effective in children.

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), one of the key Republican negotiators on the financial rescue bill that failed Monday, says the same measure needs to be voted on and approved. "We don't have too many options here," he says. Gregg says the House vote was "unfortunate," adding it aggravated the situation dramatically.

Senators have reached a deal on $10 billion for additional COVID aid. It's far less than what the Biden administration wanted, but it's what lawmakers could agree to.

The Senate remains deadlocked on what appeared to be a bipartisan bill which creates a fund for victims of human trafficking. Democrats object to language that would ban using the fund for abortions.

The disease is hard to diagnose. And stage 2 patients have faced a week of infusions that can cause additional suffering. Now there's a new option.