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Jordan's Prime Minister Says His Country Contained COVID-19 By 'Helping The Weakest'

Prime Minister Omar Razzaz tells NPR Jordan is determined to protect the most vulnerable and "went for a very different model ... based on social solidarity." There have been just 11 COVID-19 deaths.

We're Eating At Home And It's Costing Us More

The latest inflation data offers a snapshot of Americans' new pandemic spending habits. Prices are down for most goods and services but up sharply for groceries.

History is woven into 88-year-old Dorothy G.C. Quock's dress, which she fashioned from an heirloom rice bag. After Quock's father immigrated to San Francisco from China's Guangdong province, he took a job delivering sacks of rice to Chinatown businesses and residences.

'Chinatown Pretty' Celebrates Asian American Elders And Their Sartorial Flair

This portrait series documents the vibrant street style of seniors in Chinatowns across North America. Amid a pandemic and a surge of anti-Asian hate crimes, it's a reminder of joy and resilience.

Tasreen Khamisa and Tony Hicks in San Diego, Calif.

She Found 'Layers To Forgiveness,' In Befriending The Man Who Killed Her Brother

Tony Hicks was a teen gang member when he killed Tariq Khamisa. At StoryCorps, Tariq's sister Tasreen tells Tony that meeting him 20 years later "made a lot of room in my heart for light to come in."

Joel McLemore of Milwaukie, Ore., looks at the Willamette River near his home in suburban Portland, Ore. McLemore moved to Oregon in April to pursue new employment opportunities after his divorce.

'Steamrolled Us In Every Direction': The Year Grief Hit From All Sides

For many people this year, navigating grief from personal losses, like breakups and miscarriages, amid the drama of the pandemic has felt ... awkward. Here, stories of coping amid collective grief.

Samuel Stanley smiling ina blue suit in front of a brick building and trees in the background

New MSU President to focus on creating culture of diversity, inclusion, and safety on campus

On August 1, Samuel Stanley Jr. officially became Michigan State University's 21st president. Stanley is a medical doctor and a former president at Stony…

A medical worker at South Shore University Hospital gets ready to administer the newly available Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Bay Shore, N.Y., Wednesday. Clinical research found it to be 85% effective in preventing severe disease four weeks after vaccination, and it has demonstrated promising indications of protection against a couple of concerning variants of the coronavirus.

Got Questions About Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 Vaccine? We Have Answers

The third COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in the U.S. requires one shot instead of two, and works a slightly different way from the others. Here's what we know about its safety and effectiveness.

'Do I Really Need This Much Office Space?' Pandemic Emptied Buildings, But How Long?

As commercial real estate continues to lie vacant around the U.S., it may contribute to a vicious economic cycle that reshapes New York and other cities.

Business groups push for April office re-opening

A coalition of business groups is calling on the governor and the Michigan Occupational Health and Safety Administration to allow more people to return to…

Ghana is the first country to receive a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the global COVAX program. Above: The vaccines are unloaded at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra on February 24.

Ghana Greets Historic Vaccine Delivery With A Dose Of Skepticism

It's the first country to receive free vaccines from the COVAX program. But that shipment of 600,000 can't protect a nation of 30 million. And conspiracy theories about the vaccine are swirling.

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