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Most big city marathons were called off last year. Now that pandemic restrictions have eased, major marathons are planned for later in 2021 in cities including New York, Boston and Chicago.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum has installed what officials say is one of the world’s most advanced planetarium projector systems.

Biden pulls back on Israel as Congresspeople ramp things up. Pelosi joins calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics.

The legendary blues guitarist and singer, who died on Thursday, was the most recognizable and accessible icon of a sound that was in flux.

A new report finds that Latinos are more likely to want to get vaccinated as soon as they can, but they face barriers to vaccine access.

President Biden on Friday recognized retired Army Ranger Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. for his acts of valor during his service in the Korean War.

The U.S. is one of five countries that allow companies to pay blood plasma donors, supplying 2/3 of the global need for it. Collection rates fell in the pandemic, threatening the health of recipients.

President Biden has known Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for years. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Evan Osnos of The New Yorker about the relationship's role in diplomacy over violence in the Mideast.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with three Black bookstore owners to gauge how they've fared since 2020's high-profile deaths of Black people caused a surge in sales and if customers stayed engaged afterward.

FX's new documentary miniseries Pride focuses each of its six episodes on one decade in the fight for LGBTQ rights in America. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Yance Ford, directed the 1990s episode.