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The CDC estimates there could be up to 200,000 deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 by Labor Day. As schools begin to reopen, there are renewed calls for vigilance in social distancing and masking.

Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and has had multiple appeals, including one at the Supreme Court.

The morning after, there's plenty to say about the results from New Hampshire, whether it's Republican John Kasich's surprising No. 2 finish or the "Bernie sandwich."

A COVID-19 booster study suggests Moderna or Pfizer works best. A House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack issues more subpoenas. The Biden administration aims to break up shipping logjams.

NPR's Scott Simon shares his thoughts on watching the first public hearings of the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection.

In softcover fiction, Hilary Mantel imagines Anne Boleyn's downfall, Martin Amis satirizes England, Paul Theroux sends a narrator back to the village he volunteered in, and Peter Heller depicts a post-apocalyptic life. In nonfiction, Robert Caro continues his LBJ biography.

At NPR, we've come to realize that our listeners (and critics) not only include the actual humans that tune in, but the animals they adore as well. But sometimes pets and their humans are at odds with programming preferences. Find out more in the Curious Listener.

The Supreme Court said that prosecutors had overstepped when they used an obstruction law to charge one of the Jan. 6 attackers. The ruling may affect other prosecutions.

Baseball fans everywhere are talking about torpedo bats, the oddly-shaped bats giving hitters newfound strength. We visited one of the top bat manufacturers in the country to learn just how these bats are made.