Noel King

COVID-19 cases are increasing in many, poorly-vaccinated parts of the globe. We check in with reporters in Australia, Sierre Leone and with our science team to talk about the Delta variant's threats.

Rescue efforts continue at a collapsed condominium building in Florida. A judge dismisses two antitrust complaints against Facebook. COVID-19 cases surge in many, poorly vaccinated parts of the world.

A bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal is back on track after President Biden walked back an apparent veto threat.

Rescuers remain on the site of a collapsed Florida building. An infrastructure deal is on track after the president walked back an apparent veto threat. Scientists report a gene editing advancement.

The Minnesota attorney general who prosecuted Derek Chauvin wants Congress to act on police reform. He wants to see a national registry of "bad cops" and limitations on qualified immunity.

The president's ambitious agenda hits another roadblock. The Pentagon chief says he supports a proposed change to the military justice system. Britney Spears to address a court on her conservatorship.

The U.S. Senate will take up a plan to overhaul elections. The Supreme Court gives college athletes a boost in their push for better compensation. The COVID-19 Delta variant is spreading in the U.S.

NPR's Noel King talks to musician Amythyst Kiah, who deals with tough subjects, like being "othered" as a Black woman on the bluegrass and folk circuit.

Vaccine makers are planning for the possibility that boosters will be needed, and they're pushing ahead with research into new-generation flu shots and mRNA cancer vaccines.

The U.S. inches closer to a key milestone in the battle against COVID-19. Iran has chosen a hard-line judge as its next president. Over a dozen Democrats vie to succeed NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

President Biden is in Cornwall, England, for the G-7 summit. Israel's parliament is set to vote Sunday on a new government. Wildfires burn in 11 states, including California, Arizona and Colorado.

President Biden meets on Thursday with Britain's prime minister. The company behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline terminates the project. Deaths in tribal jails put spotlight on a system of neglect.

There are a lot of Pride Month reading lists out there — so we thought we'd get away from the classics everyone knows. We asked author Akwaeke Emezi to recommend some of their favorite reads.

JBS, the world's biggest meat-packing company, expects operations to be back near full capacity Thursday as it recovers from a ransomware attack. Groups with ties to Russia are blamed for the attack.

Israeli politicians say they've reached a deal that would oust Prime Minister Netanyahu. The Sackler family empire is poised to win immunity from opioid suits. And, Sri Lanka's environmental disaster.

President Biden has ordered a probe into the origins of COVID-19. An examination of how the media has covered the theory that it escaped from a Chinese lab, and why it's getting more attention now.

Cyberattack disrupts the world's largest meat processing company. Michigan plans to end almost all COVID-19 orders by July 1. Tokyo Olympics press on during the pandemic despite calls to cancel.

Texas governor threatens "no pay" after Democrats walk out over voting rights bill. Naomi Osaka drops out of French Open after dispute over media appearances. The Atlantic hurricane season begins.

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says organizers are taking risks into account. "Nobody wants to put on games where you have an increased risk of transmission," he says.

Israel's prime minister could lose his job as rivals join forces. Texas GOP gives up on a new voting bill after Democrats walk out before a final vote. Still no deal on Biden's infrastructure plan.