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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it's expanding a pandemic program into the summer to help families pay for meals their children won't get in school.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, chair of the Committee on Infectious Disease for the American Academy of Pediatrics, about the COVID-19 vaccine trials in children.

A day after the early Christmas explosion injured three people and damaged dozens of buildings in downtown Nashville, Tenn., large swaths of the state's communications networks were still down.

President Biden has invited a top group of bipartisan leaders in the House and Senate to come to the Oval Office and discuss his big economic plan. The proposal totals $4 trillion.

After two recent attacks on the U.S. Capitol — Jan. 6 and the breach last week when a man rammed a barrier, killing an officer — a debate over fencing and stepped up security is front and center.

The controversial practice to stop a Senate proposal from being brought to a vote has caused some infighting among Democrats.

Maryland, though a slave-holding state, did not secede from the Union and attempted to maintain neutrality during the Civil War. The song was a full-throated defense of the Confederacy.

Research from New York University found that far-right accounts known for spreading misinformation drive engagement at higher rates than other news sources.

A week before Israel may install a new prime minister, Netanyahu is urging his supporters to pressure other right-wing lawmakers to withdraw their support. Officials fear there could be violence.

Facebook is keeping former President Donald Trump off its platform until at least January 2023, and it is ending a policy of treating politicians differently from other users.