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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly checks back in with Kelly Fields, owner of New Orleans restaurant Willa Jean, to discuss how her business is doing amid new coronavirus outbreaks.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about the state's plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, and what the state needs from the federal government.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey survived the highest-profile Democratic primary contest of his decades in federal office, defeating Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a member of the legendary political dynasty.

The former chief Cabinet secretary and government spokesman was sworn in as the country's first new prime minister in almost eight years after Shinzo Abe stepped down citing health concerns.

Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media tycoon known as a fervent supporter of democracy and human rights, is the most prominent figure arrested thus far under China's new law.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sri Preston Kulkarni, a U.S. House candidate from Texas, about Sen. Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's running mate and how Indian-American voters might react to her.

Scientists have identified specialized brain cells that create two distinct kinds of thirst. Some cells respond to a need for water alone, while others produce a craving for water and salt.

The Commerce Department says it will ban all U.S. business transactions with Chinese-owned apps WeChat and TikTok. The parent company ByteDance is under pressure to sell TikTok to a U.S. company.

Readers are asking: Should we double up on masks for double the protection? Does gargling with mouthwash have an impact on the virus?

NPR discusses the racial breakdown of current exit polls and how the electorate is changing.