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Georgia Rep. John Lewis near the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. At StoryCorps in 2018, Lewis talked about meeting King in Montgomery, Ala., at 18.

Rep. John Lewis' Fight For Civil Rights Began With A Letter To Martin Luther King Jr.

As a teenager growing up in Alabama, Lewis wrote a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. during a budding civil rights movement. In a letter back, King invited the 18-year-old to join the cause.

Hong Kong's 2 'Uncles' On The Front Lines

Protests in Hong Kong have seen violent escalations in recent weeks. Some older men are now entering the fray as buffers between young demonstrators and police, hoping to prevent bloodshed.

Survey Finds Many Transgender Teachers Face Discrimination On The Job

Transgender teachers around the country say they're getting more organized, and more active in results from an NPR Ed survey. In New York City, a group of trans teachers meet regularly to talk about homework, lesson plans and how their identity shapes and influences the lives of their students.

Fans have left dozens of baseballs and caps at the grave of Ray Chapman at Lake View Cemetery.

The View From Pluto: Remembering the Indians' Ray Chapman 100 Years After 'The Pitch That Killed'

It was 100 years ago this week that a tragic moment in baseball history centered on Cleveland. Tribe shortstop Ray Chapman was struck and killed by a...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, is pictured on Capitol Hill on Sept. 23. Fauci tells NPR it's "OK to celebrate" the vaccine news.

Fauci: Vaccine Results Are 'Important Advance,' But Virus Precautions Are Still Vital

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR that strong testing results for both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are "a very, very important advance" in trying to stop the coronavirus outbreak.

Members of the National Guard arrive at the U.S. Capitol this week to assist with security ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. A new poll finds 58% of Americans think President Trump is to blame for last week's violence.

Poll: Majority Of Americans Blame Trump For Violence At Capitol

In the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 58% say Trump is responsible for the riot at the Capitol, but most Republicans don't — and most of them don't accept the accuracy of the election either.

Cleveland Has Distributed Less Than 30 Percent Of Its COVID-19 Vaccines

Cleveland has administered less than 30 percent of the 6,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses it has received since late December and Mayor Frank Jackson said the slow rollout is because "there is no infrastructure for this." Cleveland has distributed 1,767 doses and is ramping up for more, the mayor said in press conference Tuesday.

Cars are absent from 3rd Street in downtown Columbus on May 6, 2020, in the middle of Ohio's stay-at-home order.

Buckeye Institute Sues Columbus Over Income Taxes During Stay-At-Home Order

The conservative Buckeye Institute has filed a lawsuit over temporary income tax changes imposed by state lawmakers in March. The tax provisions were part…

A worker prepares absentee ballots for mailing at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C., earlier this month.

Rule Changes In Swing States Mean More Votes Will Count, Results May Take Longer

Changes in Wisconsin and North Carolina mean absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day will count, if received within six and nine days of the election, respectively.

A Brightline train approaches a railroad crossing on Jan. 18, 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In its first two years, more than 40 people have been killed by Brightline trains on tracks and at rail crossings.

Florida's Brightline Railroad Is Nation's Deadliest After High Rate Of Track Deaths

In its first two years, 40 people have been killed on tracks by the passenger line. Florida officials are concerned, but Brightline says suicides and people using drugs make up most of the deaths.

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