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Brigham and Women's Hospital wanted to find out why minority patients were dying at higher rates from COVID-19. Its probe showed that those at the highest risk of dying primarily spoke Spanish.

President Biden and Sen. Tim Scott, who delivered the GOP rebuttal to Biden's address, offered divergent perspectives on race in America that illustrate how politics shape debates over racial issues.

A large Chinese rocket will drop out of orbit on Saturday, but it will be what is uncontrolled re-entry. Or to put it another way, no one can say for certain exactly where it will land.

It's been one week since a section of Mexico City's massive metro system crashed, killing 26 people. Officials say a foreign company has been hired to investigate the fatal collapse.

Gavin MacLeod, the veteran supporting actor who rose to fame on The Mary Tyler Moore Show before going on to even more success on The Love Boat, has died at age 90.

Voting machine engineer Eric Coomer was falsely accused of rigging the election against former President Donald Trump by the conservative cable network. He faced death threats and has been in hiding.

Female gymnasts from Germany wore full-length unitards instead of leotards in a recent competition. Psychology professor Elizabeth Daniels says it's a statement about comfort over outward appearance.

While much of the U.S. celebrates declining COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations, the opposite is true in Washington state, where the governor is extending mandates and restrictions.

The Army has eased restrictions on female hairstyles like loose ponytails and braids. Women in uniform say the changes make them healthier, happier and better soldiers.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with The Wall Street Journal's Michael Gordon on President Biden's order to investigate the origins of COVID-19 and how U.S. intelligence doesn't prioritize pandemic detection.