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About a third of U.S. students haven't had a single day in a classroom since March 2020. Coming back now — with the virus still spreading and teachers pushing back — hasn't been easy.

The biggest news this week belongs to singer-songwriter Alex Warren, whose blockbuster track "Ordinary" ascends to No. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart for the first time.

The big-voiced soprano is in her mid-thirties, and she didn't even hear an opera live until she was in her twenties. Now, she's a sought-after opera singer.

Kellee Edwards is a pilot, scuba diver, sailor and mountaineer who has explored many remote islands. Originally broadcast Sept. 5, 2020.

Chelsea Clinton has turned her She Persisted series of picture books into a new series of chapter books, written by prominent kids' authors. The new books really take readers inside historical lives.

President Trump's travel ban on a dozen countries includes Afghanistan. Since American troops left in August of 2021, many Afghans have already arrived in the U.S. but many more are still waiting.

Clashes in recent days have killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. Pakistan is grappling with militant attacks that have increased since 2021, when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

Columbus mixed media artist Lance Johnson says his motto is “The world is a canvas.” Johnson finds canvases everywhere, and he aims to inspire people by creating artwork full of positive messages.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty about Benjamine Spencer, who has spent 34 years in prison for a crime he says he didn't commit. He may soon be released.

States across the U.S. have taken a hodgepodge approach to vaccinating inmates in prisons and jails. Advocates say the issue is key to fighting COVID-19 outbreaks inside and outside of prison walls.