Amazon unionization efforts get a boost under a settlement with U.S. labor board
Under pressure to improve worker rights, Amazon has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its employees to freely organize — and without retaliation.
This a capella group known for singing in stairwells now has a new Christmas album
Dallas-based a capella group Kings Return has made a name for themselves by singing beautiful music in stairwells. Now they’re out with a new Christmas EP.
FDA authorizes a 2nd easy-to-use COVID treatment, Merck’s antiviral pill
The Food and Drug Administration has granted Emergency Use Authorization to a second COVID-19 antiviral therapy. This one comes from drug maker Merck.
Encore: The Importance Of Pronouncing Names Correctly
Our names are an extension of who we are, and if your name is mispronounced all the time, you know how painful that can be. Here’s why getting names right is so important.
Review: Every beat of ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ is a cinematic flourish
Denzel Washington takes on the title character in Joel Coen’s Bard-based film, The Tragedy of Macbeth, with murder-minded Lady Macbeth played by Coen’s wife, Frances McDormand.
The Trump supporters who went from planning the Jan. 6 rally to aiding the riot probe
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with reporter Hunter Walker, who wrote a Rolling Stone article on Dustin Stockton and Jennifer Lynn Lawrence, the Trump supporters now cooperating with the Jan. 6 House panel.
There’s a surge of mental health issues for kids back for in-school learning
A few months after kids returned to classrooms for in-person learning, educators and health care providers are overwhelmed with the number of kids struggling with behavioral and mental health issues.
Why the U.S.’s supply of COVID tests has been unpredictable — and how that can change
The Biden administration’s moves to increase the availability of at-home COVID tests may help refill store shelves. There are concerns about the ability to supply and carry out other forms of testing.
3 nurses discuss what 2021 has been like for them on the front lines of the pandemic
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with three nurses from around the country about how the omicron variant has affected their work and what their year has been like on the front lines of the pandemic.
Child hunger is expected to worsen
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with pediatrician Dr. Megan Sandel about how the pandemic has exasperated child hunger in the country and could worsen as pandemic-relief programs run out.
‘Service above self’: Remembering Dr. Horatio Cabasares, who died from COVID-19
Dr. Horatio Cabasares died from COVID-19 just over a year ago. His son, Hubert, remembers his father, who immigrated from the Philippines and made his mark as the only surgeon in a small Georgia town.
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