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Since the first case, 400,000 people in the U.S. have died. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of Biden's COVID-19 task force, about the administration's pandemic priorities.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro, who is leading a congressional delegation to see the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, where Gov. Abbot installed a floating fence.

There's a lot of chatter — a lot — about the things people don't like about the Olympics on television. But it's not hurting the ratings. Does that mean the griping is misplaced? Not necessarily.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tyler Okeke, a youth organizer who advocates voting at 16, about how lowering the voting age could improve Generation Z's turnout at the polls.

Buffalo is the sort of game you'd pull out at dinner parties when the conversation lulls. But the game's creators says it's good for something else — subliminally reducing prejudice.

A new version of the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act is scheduled to be released Thursday. But Republicans still have opposition within their ranks.

For one 14-year-old fan, BroadwayCon was a chance to meet people who understand her theater obsession. "We can share what we love," she says.

In the past few years, bike-sharing systems have popped up from Boston to Minnesota to Washington, D.C. The users so far tend to be young, male and wealthier than the rest of the population.

Forecasters are using language rarely uttered when it comes to hurricanes like Helene. They're warning people of Florida's Big Bend region to prepare for an "unsurvivable" 20-foot storm surge.

In western North Carolina, officials are worried about the unfolding disaster following the deadly flooding of Tropical Storm Helene. Dozens of people have died and many more are unaccounted for.