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An employee walks past a power plant's electricity pylons in Lagos, Nigeria. Power shortages are particularly a problem for Nigeria's booming tech industry, which accounts for nearly 14% of the country's GDP.

The Powerlessness Of Nigeria's Tech Startups

The big problem for these booming businesses isn't staff shortages, government regulations or software glitches. It's all about the electrical grid.

A New Effort In Argentina Seeks To Make Spanish Nouns Gender Neutral

Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post reporter Samantha Schmidt about a push by some Argentine teenagers to use gender-neutral nouns in Spanish.

Jenni Grover holds a collection of finished patches from a quilt created by more than 100 volunteers across the country. The plans for the quilt were discovered at the estate sale of 99-year-old Rita Smith, who died earlier this year. Several dozen volunteers gathered to help put the pieces together at the Wishcraft Workshop in Chicago on Dec. 7.

Quilters Across The U.S. Answer Call To Help Sew Up Unfinished Project

A Chicago woman found an unfinished quilt of the United States at an estate sale and sought help online to finish it. Quilters from around the country joined her last weekend to complete the project.

What Might Happen In Tech Over The Next Decade

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with University of California Berkeley researcher Hany Farid about his vision for what will happen in tech over the next decade.

Officials Report Huge Jump In Coronavirus Cases In 1 Chinese Province

Health officials say the cases increased in China's Hubei province. That comes as scientists there have changed the definition of who has the disease know as COVID-19.

Admiral Brett Giroir describes the effort to ramp up testing.

White House Says More Drive-Through Coronavirus Test Sites To Open This Week

The Trump administration said Sunday that first responders, medical providers and the elderly will be given priority as officials strive to dramatically expand the availability of testing.

Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a public inauguration ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio.

Gov. DeWine Vows To Veto Ohio House Bill Curbing Public Health Orders

A Republican bill that would curb the power of Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Amy Acton reflects a split in how to restart Ohio's economy amid the…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in December.

Education Dept. Unveils Fix For Student Loan Program's 'Bureaucratic Nightmare'

In its first year, the forgiveness program turned away 71% of borrowers because of a paperwork technicality. Now, the department says it's fixing that roadblock.

Gilead Sciences, maker of the antiviral drug remdesivir, has come up with a price for the COVID-19 treatment that was less than some analysts expected.

Remdesivir Priced At More Than $3,100 For A Course Of Treatment

An experimental COVID-19 medicine that has been shown to shorten the time people with severe illness have to stay in the hospital finally has a price tag that's lower than some analysts expected.

Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, left, and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar are throwing their support behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race.

Pete Buttigieg And Amy Klobuchar Endorse Joe Biden

Just ahead of the single most important day of the Democratic primary, former Vice President Biden picked up the endorsements of two former rivals.

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