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The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steve Edwards, president and CEO of CoxHealth in southwest Missouri, about the current surge in coronavirus cases in his region driven by the Delta variant.

Now that California has crossed its thresholds for dropping most COVID-19 restrictions, people are doing things they've been unable to for months. And, dude, they're stoked.

An historic drought is hitting the western U.S. Phil Chang, a commissioner for Deschutes County, Oregon tells NPR's Sarah McCammon about how his community is coping.

The discovery of childrens' remains at an Indian boarding school in Canada is drawing new attention to the children sent to such schools in the United States.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three people organizing Pride events in rural areas: Tonya Jones, Gibran Cuevas, and Alray Nelson.

Best known as a rock band, the Foo Fighters are going disco. Their new album Hail Satin will feature covers of four songs by the Bee Gees — including "Night Fever."

Twyanna Williams left high school when she was 15 years old so she could help her mom pay the bills. But she never stopped wanting to go back to school. Williams was also the class valedictorian.

Olympic organizers on Monday decided to allow some spectators at events. The decision follows the first case of an Olympic athlete being denied entry to Japan, after testing positive for COVID-19.

NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Timothy Sheahan, a virologist and assistant professor for the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina, about the government's plans.