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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about airport and air travel safety following the mid-air collision near D.C.'s closest airport.

Scott Simon remembers the roughly one million lost to COVID-19 with a reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem, "Dirge without Music.

Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe is ready to name his choice for a city council vacancy and he has a backup plan if it fails.

From kindergartners to college students, what should parents be doing to monitor their child's mental health?

Facing escalating obligations to police and fire pensions, Peoria city leaders want residents to give direction on a course of action.

The country's economic health is largely being defined by the coronavirus pandemic. The omicron variant is now changing expectations for the economy in 2022.

It's also the first vaccine against a parasitic disease in humans. But there are issues to consider, from its rate of effectiveness to the dosage schedule.

Scientists are making impressive progress in creating a vaccine for Zika. And they're using a new technology that makes vaccine development faster than ever.

Recent stories about men in the fundamentalist Christian community who "court" young women, including teenagers, raise the question: Is underage marriage even possible in the U.S.?

The home state of Vice President Mike Pence has asked the federal government to approve an extension of its carrot-and-stick approach to Medicaid that was made possible by the Affordable Care Act.