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How Bubonic Plague Reshaped The Streets Of Mumbai

The scenes that have played out in India's financial capital this year with COVID-19 bear a striking resemblance to what life was like when the bubonic plague hit more than a century ago.

Musician Semler Talks New Album 'Preacher's Kid'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Semler about her new album. On Preacher's Kid, Semler reckons with her faith and queerness.

Facebook has promised repeatedly in recent years to address the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation on its site.

Far-Right Misinformation Is Thriving On Facebook. A New Study Shows Just How Much

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

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to the press Saturday at the Capitol, after the Senate passed COVID-19 relief legislation on a party-line vote.

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package

The package would deliver a new round of financial assistance to Americans grappling with the impact of the pandemic. The House will need to vote on the final version.

Music by Request for March 6, 2021

This week on Music by Request, Classical IPR listeners were into opera, organ music and popular songs from way back.Requests included music by Charles…

The Dalai Lama leaves the Zonal Hospital in Dharmsala, India, on Saturday after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Dalai Lama Gets A COVID-19 Shot And Urges Others To Get Vaccinated

The 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader scrapped plans to receive the injection at home, opting instead to travel to a clinic. "More people should have courage to take this injection," he said.

Former National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman arrives at the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Gorman says she was tailed Friday night by a security guard who said she looked "suspicious."

'This Is The Reality Of Black Girls': Inauguration Poet Says She Was Tailed By Guard

Amanda Gorman, who became a sensation after her poem at Joe Biden's inauguration, says a security guard told her she looked "suspicious."

Biden Infrastructure Plan Aims To Please Both Labor And Environmentalists

President Biden is enlisting union support for his plan to rebuild infrastructure. Labor leaders say he'll have a difficult balancing act if he wants to be the most labor-friendly president ever.

Tim O'Brien was a foot soldier during the Vietnam War. "The problem for me really is that I questioned the rectitude of the war," he says. "I thought I was doing the wrong thing by being there."

Fresh Air Weekend: Author Tim O'Brien; Behind The Scenes Of The Capitol Insurrection

O'Brien discusses late-in-life fatherhood and his experiences in Vietnam. David Bianculli reviews Behind Her Eyes. New Yorker writer Luke Mogelson reported from inside the Senate on Jan. 6.

Pope Francis meets with Iraq's leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the city of Najaf, Iraq, on March 6, 2021.

Pope Holds Historic Meeting With Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric, Preaches Message Of Unity

On the second day of a landmark trip to Iraq, Pope Francis traveled to the the city of Najaf to meet Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, before visiting what is believed to be the birthplace of Abraham.

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