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Despite alarming rises in COVID-19 cases and deaths in rural America, some schools are under pressure to stay open for in-person learning while resisting requiring masks and other measures.

If you haven't ordered gifts online yet, it may be too late to get them delivered by Christmas. More consumers are shopping online this year, and extra holiday demand is exceeding delivery capacity.

Timnit Gebru talks to Steve Inskeep about her departure from Google after raisng questions about gender, race and the ethics behind artificial intelligence.

President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration has been largely downsized because of the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Amid all the chaos of the Trump presidency, he has been consistent in his fixation on emphasizing and protecting his own manhood. Rioters at the Capitol reflected that attitude on Jan. 6.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Evan Osnos of The New Yorker, who wrote President-elect Joe Biden's biography, about the arc of Biden's political career — from youngest senator to oldest president.

To end climate change, millions of homes will have to stop heating with fossil fuels. It's possible, and can even save money. Entrepreneur Donnel Baird is trying to make it happen.

Early voting numbers continue to shatter records, and experts predict long lines will become less of a problem over the coming weeks.

Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday outlined how the state will distribute a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available; more Ohio school districts are moving to all remote learning as coronavirus cases surge; Ohioans continue to cast ballots at a record pace two weeks before the Nov. 3 presidential election, and more stories.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Sarah Smarsh about her new book on an enduring country star, Dolly Parton, titled She Come By it Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs.