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A new Arizona law bars schools from mandating masks. At least 10 districts are defying it. Oral arguments in a lawsuit against one district are expected Friday.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about moves toward a vaccine mandate, and why it's essential for America's fighting force to be protected against COVID-19.

The economist, who served in the Clinton and Obama administrations, tells NPR's Scott Simon about the problems that he sees in the Biden administration's COVID-19 relief bill.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mackie Holder, consulate general of Barbados in New York, about Barbados transitioning to a republic.

These services can make the difference between being able to live at home with family or landing in a nursing facility. But state Medicaid programs don't always pay for them.

Film star Joan Fontaine died Sunday at age 96. She was best known for her roles in films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, including Suspicion, which earned her an Academy Award in 1941.

Legendary soccer player Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60. NPR's David Greene speaks to filmmaker Richard Sanders about Maradona's life.

Bradford Harris, a 20-year-old punk musician in Kentucky, is using the pandemic downtime to learn something new: making banjos. It led Harris down an unexpected trail.

Filmmaker Joanna Hogg conceived her 2019 semi-autobiographical drama The Souvenir as a two-part work. The second installment is a wonderfully generous movie, sardonic in tone but rich in emotion.

The new coronavirus is affecting business in Chinatowns throughout the U.S. In San Francisco, civic leaders are working to both boost business and make sure the COVID-19 illness doesn't spread.