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NPR looks at how different U.S. officials, including President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President Pence, lawmakers and President Trump's staff, reacted to Wednesday's insurrection in Washington, D.C.

There are now nearly 12,000 cases of coronavirus — far more than the reported number of SARS cases worldwide during a 2003 outbreak.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told NPR that under the current conditions, Israeli military operations in Rafah would "dramatically exacerbate the humanitarian emergency."

The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating Tesla's “Full Self-Driving” system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian.

The Ohio School Report Cards show the state’s public school districts have made some progress since pandemic-related closures, but they still have a ways to go.

The White House unveiled its economic peace proposal for Palestinians on Saturday: $50 billion for Palestinians and countries in the region. It isn't clear who would contribute the funding.

Edgar runs WGBH's Curiosity Desk, where he aims to dig a little deeper (and sometimes askew) into topics in the news and looks for answers to questions posed by the world around us. His radio features can be heard onWGBH'sMorning Edition and All Things Considered, and he can also be heard regularly with Jim andMargery on Boston Public Radio. His television features can be seen regularly on Greater Boston. Each Friday, he takes 89.7 listeners back in time with his feature, "This Week in Massachusetts History."

The Trump administration has given an ultimatum to immigrants without legal status: Leave voluntarily, or you'll be detained and deported. This has forced some immigrant families in the U.S. to grapple with very hard choices.

NPR's Noel King talks to R. Jeffrey Smith of the Center for Public Integrity, which filed the Freedom of Information Act request regarding details about the aid delay to Ukraine.

The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice.