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Trolls, bots and other mischief aimed at shaping the U.S. information environment have continued long after the presidential election even as Washington focuses on Facebook and Twitter.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has been suggesting that the U.S. and China are closing in on a trade deal. NPR's David Greene talks to Erin Ennis, of the U.S.-China Business Council.

Daniel Nieh used to be a model and a translator. He says both of those professions went into his debut novel, a page-turner about a college basketball player unraveling his Chinese father's murder.

President Obama described an America ready for the daunting challenges it faces, from an economy in crisis to wars and terrorist threats from abroad. In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, the president called on politicians and the public to embrace shared sacrifice and new efforts to improve health care, schools and the environment.

Mars is seen as the next frontier in space exploration. But given the hostile environment on the red planet, is there a good reason why?

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Harriet Constable about her debut novel, "The Instrumentalist." It's historical fiction centered on Antonio Vivaldi and a violin virtuoso named Anna Maria della Pieta.

White House issues guide to help states reopen. For the first time in decades, China's economy shrinks — because of the pandemic. And, questions remain regarding the precise origins of COVID-19.

In 2016, scientists combined the genes of three people in an effort to make a baby free of an inherited disease. But the process doesn't wipe out all faulty mitochondria, and could pose new risks.

Stress, burnout. Uncertainty. Isolation... all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.