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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the incoming chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, about the possible pathways out of the current government shutdown.

In response, China warns it will retaliate if Canada tries to send Meng to the U.S., where she is suspected of committing bank fraud while trying to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Iran.

"The ceiling heights were 4.5 feet to 6 feet tall on each level, depending on where you were standing," says a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Buildings.

As of Wednesday, more than 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children are in Customs and Border Protection custody, according to Department of Homeland Security data reviewed by NPR.

Ohio will receive more than half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week, Gov. Mike DeWine says, “by far the highest amount that we have received."

When Congress expanded Medicare to include drug coverage, it ordered the National Institute of Medicine to look at what should be done to minimize medication errors. The agency says medication errors harm at least 1.5 million Americans every year.

Parts of Sydney's 5 million people are facing a fourth flooding emergency in less than a year and a half after torrential rain caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks.

The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.

Some scientists are alarmed that the agency plans to evaluate the next generation of boosters by reviewing mouse studies alone. Others say there's no time to waste waiting for human trials.

Researchers have found evidence of horseback riding in skeletal remains of people who lived about 5,000 years ago, adding to a body of research on when people first started using horses to get around.