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President Biden's virtual climate summit this week reflected a key theme of his first hundred days in the White House: reassuring American allies they can once again count on the U.S.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jim Essey, CEO of the TemPositions Group of Companies, about why employers are having difficulty finding workers despite millions of Americans who remain unemployed.

In Mercury Rising, historian Jeff Shesol recalls the early days of the U.S. space program, when Cold War fears ruled and no one was sure John Glenn would survive America's first orbital flight.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with VINCINT, who's highly-anticipated debut album There Will Be Tears is simultaneously vulnerable and danceable.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon meet face-to-face. Much has changed in the world -- and in Putin himself.

Families say schools must make up for all their children have lost after the special education services they have a legal right to were disrupted or stopped during the pandemic in many districts.

After turning out for racial justice and other movements in the U.S., they are frustrated by the response to attacks and hatred directed at Jews following the latest Mideast violence.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., about the infrastructure bill, climate change and the state of the pandemic in Florida.

After some debate, a group of scientists advising the FDA concluded that the vaccine's benefits outweigh its risks for young children.

An ugly battle is being waged over Saule Omarova, President Biden's nominee to oversee most of the money held by banks. Her confirmation hearing is on Thursday.