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A pool of potential jurors were in the court building, waiting to start the selection process. But they're being sent home for the day.

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards were given out Sunday night. And while the stars were on display, it was a very different kind of ceremony for music's biggest night.

Congress approved $25 billion in emergency rental assistance to keep people housed during the pandemic. States are struggling to get the money out to those who need it.

NPR looks at President Biden's first full week in office. From executive orders to big legislative proposals, his presidential leadership already contrasts starkly with his predecessor's.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., being removed from the House Education and Budget committees.

A lackluster jobs report from the Labor Department on Friday increases the pressure on policymakers to offer additional economic aid. Without additional help, a full jobs recovery could be years away.

As kids whose parents worked full time, Corina Ulloa and Brenda Ulloa Martinez spent a lot of time looking after one another in their Los Angeles neighborhood. Corina said it made them who they are.

For nearly 15 years, a cigarette tax has supported many arts and cultural activities in Cuyahoga County. That tax revenue has steadily dwindled, prompting a search for a greater source of money.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Democratic Assemblymember Ron Kim about a legislative push for nursing home reform and the political headwinds from within his own party.

Advocates hope the decision will set a precedent for marriage equality lawsuits now pending across the country, and help pave the way for same-sex marriage in Japan — the only G-7 nation without it.