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Opening statements have begun in the federal trial of R. Kelly, who faces charges of sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, kidnapping, forced labor and sexual trafficking across state lines.

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission compared cryptocurrencies to the "Wild West." Made to operate outside government control, the regulator is asking Congress to help rein them in.

Swiss scientists and a supercomputer recently calculated Pi to trillions of decimal points. It took 108 days to run the calculation.

Spirit and American have canceled hundreds of flights in recent weeks. Meanwhile, a key member of Congress is calling on the FAA to crack down on travelers who turn violent.

Florida's largest school district became the latest in the state to order masks ahead of the county's 334,000 students returning to their classrooms on Monday.

Walla Walla, Wash., has among the highest per capita COVID-19 rates in the U.S. But the county's public health director says it's not his job to reach unvaccinated people in his community.

The Taliban could soon be facing a cash crunch. The U.S. and other countries have taken steps to cut off the international financing which Afghanistan has relied on for much of the last two decades.

In 1693, Elizabeth Johnson was convicted at the height of the Salem witch trials. Her execution was never carried out, but she was never exonerated. A civics class wants the legislature to clear her.

NPR's A Martinez talks with Rev. Moneka Thompson, a staff chaplain at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham about the COVID-19 surge in her state, where ICU beds are completely full.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner about the decision of several Democratic lawmakers to break rank and return to the state capitol.