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The White House has a new infrastructure proposal — and a smaller price tag designed to convince Republicans to support it.

A new study in the journal Bioacoustics found that 65 different species of animals have their own form of laughter. Study co-author Sasha Winkler describes the sounds animals make during play.

Two years after Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was accused of sexual assault, he remains in office and is campaigning to be the state's next governor, raising big questions about race and #MeToo.

Brazil will host Copa America, one of the world's top soccer tournaments, after original host Argentina was dropped due to a surge in COVID cases. But Brazil also has been hit hard by the pandemic.

After a year and a half of pandemic life, many people are nervous about in-person socialization. Experts explain the factors influencing our awkwardness and exhaustion, and the best path forward.

President Biden met with survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, marking the 100th anniversary of the violent attack that left as many as 300 dead and destroyed a vibrant Black community.

A Belgian legal database accidentally published a six-step recipe for making asparagus. The BBC reports that lawyers were astonished to find it amid medical pricing laws.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland, chair of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, about the future of President Biden's infrastructure plan.

Hak Phlong was a survivor of the Cambodian genocide and a beloved member of Chicago's Cambodian American community. She died of COVID-19 in December 2020.

Vice President Harris was in Guatemala on Monday. Next she meets with Mexico's president — on the second leg of her trip to try to address the root cause of Central American migration to the U.S.