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Emma Ginder was teaching on Zoom when her class heard what sounded like her passing gas. She admitted playing a fart sound to lighten the mood, apologizing for having the maturity of a young boy.

No one was injured, and rescue crews safely rerouted traffic. Cleanup took about two hours. Believe it or not, there are no reports of anyone getting out of their vehicle to snack.

Could smoke carry disease-causing microorganisms? "It's a very new idea to think of smoke as having a living component," says Leda Kobziar, co-author of an article that explores this theory.

The legislation would create a Smithsonian museum for Latino Americans as part of the nearly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. It's something comedian Cristela Alonzo has been pushing for.

President Trump took to social media to complain about the pandemic relief bill. NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about his critique, and what could happen next.

One law would allow for the blocking of foreign websites that it says "discriminate" against Russian media, while another would allow people convicted of slander to be jailed for up to two years.

The lifelong educator is the third Latino candidate Biden's put forward for a Cabinet post. On Wednesday, Cardona spoke of the challenges schools have faced this year: "I've lived those challenges."

President Trump has introduced a round of Christmas chaos that imperils direct payments to millions of Americans suffering due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

NPR's latest survey finds the contact tracing workforce now tops 70,000, a dramatic increase in the last two months. But to meet the growing demand, new federal funding will be key.

"You have a group of 650 people whose wealth has gone up a trillion dollars since mid-March," says Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies. He recommends taxing a portion of those gains.