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With a spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitals in California's San Joaquin Valley are suffering from a staffing shortage. It's made worse because hundreds of health care workers are quarantined.

NPR remembers Rafer Johnson, an Olympic champion in the decathlon, who died this week at age 86.

The blast could be felt for miles and damaged nearby buildings. The FBI is now leading the investigation, working with local police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Census Bureau is redoubling its efforts this year to count young children, the hardest age group to count a decade ago. In 2010, the bureau estimates nearly a million children were not counted.

In this COVID-19 era, the Marines are grappling with how much to clamp down on different aspects of military life. That's made for some surprising decisions — including keeping barber shops open.

The NFL draft has passed, which usually means it is time to look ahead toward the season. But the coronavirus pandemic has left players and fans uncertain whether the season will happen at all.

The Transportation Security Administration quietly announced a hiring and overtime freeze through late April. Agency watchdogs and travel businesses worry it will create long lines at airports.

After a DNA test revealed that they were half sisters, two women recall meeting each other for the first time. The discovery, for both of them, fulfilled a missing link.

"In order to be well versed in the culture, you have to be an encyclopedia," 9th Wonder says. "What The HipHop Archive is doing is creating a family tree."

In recent months, we've learned about several new variants of the coronavirus that have popped up in the U.S. Scientists recently reported seven new and distinct variants.