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J.D. Vance, left, rode former President Donald Trump's endorsement to a narrow victory in Ohio's Republican U.S. Senate primary in early May. Across the country, Trump endorsed dozens of candidates in this year's GOP primaries.

Despite history of presidents, Ohio has elected few vice presidents

The last vice president from Ohio was Charles Fairbanks, a former Indiana governor who was born in Unionville Center, Ohio in 1852. Fairbanks served under President Theodore Roosevelt for four years from 1905 until 1909.

Igor Levit, who performed a 20-hour-long Erik Satie piece live on YouTube, is just one musician who has pushed the limits of livestreaming during the coronavirus pandemic.

Finding Connection And Comfort In Livestream Concerts During Quarantine

NPR Music correspondents Ann Powers and Sidney Madden recommend a few favorite livestreaming performance series to check out while in-person concerts are on hold.

Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said the agency would likely hold advisory panel meetings to consider changes in COVID-19 vaccines made in response to coronavirus variants.

FDA Aims To Be 'Nimble' On COVID-19 Vaccine Changes For Variants

The Food and Drug Administration is working on a playbook for how it could greenlight vaccine tweaks. Studies in hundreds of people, rather than tens of thousands, seem likely.

Estonian President Says She Is More Confident About Trump Administration's Foreign Policy

Estonia's president left Washington, D.C., feeling more reassured about U.S. policy toward Russia. Kersti Kaljulaid says President Trump asked tough questions in his meeting with the Baltic leaders, but also talked about how he expelled 60 Russians in the wake of a nerve agent attack in the U.K.

Actors, Singers Raise Money For CDC Charity With Virtual Seder

Hollywood stars, Jews and non-Jews, celebrated Passover by streaming a Seder online Saturday night. It raised some $2 million for the CDC Foundation's Emergency Response Fund to battle COVID-19.

Link Seen Between Anxiety, Eating Disorders

Researchers find children who suffer anxiety are more prone to eating disorders later in life. A comparison of some 700 women with eating disorders to those without them found that women with the disorders were twice as likely to have suffered anxiety as children. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

Some Ohio Long-Term Care Facilities Will Restart Limited Visitation In June

Gov. Mike DeWine is beginning to loosen restrictions on assisted living facilities and homes for the developmentally disabled. Starting June 8, residents at those two types of long-term care facilities can meet with visitors outdoors, the governor announced Thursday.

Gov. Mike DeWine, accompanied by his wife Fran and five of their grandchildren, gives a thumbs-up to a performer as they tour the 2022 Ohio State Fair after the opening ceremony.

First full Ohio State Fair since 2019 opens for a 12-day run

The fair was shut down because of COVID in 2020, and was limited to only exhibitors last year.

Opponents of HB 68 hold a press conference prior to an Ohio Senate vote on the bill, which bars transgender youth from participating in school athletics and accessing certain medical care.

Ohio is being sued over new law that limits health care for transgender kids

The ACLU of Ohio said Tuesday it sued the state over House Bill 68 in Franklin County court, along with global law firm Goodwin.

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that when there is clear evidence of racial bias during jury deliberations, they can be unsealed by a court to investigate whether the defendant's rights were violated.

Supreme Court Allows Prying Into Jury Deliberations If Racism Is Perceived

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that trial courts may look into jury deliberations if there is clear evidence of racial bias. Deliberations are normally off-limits after a verdict.

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