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Journalist Eduardo Porter has written a book that cuts to the root of racism, tracing it from slavery, Jim Crow, and segregation — and bringing it to today — with unblinking honesty and facts.

As fears of coronavirus spread, so does price gouging for masks, which are in limited supply.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with James Steinberg, former deputy secretary of state, about what to expect from Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR that strong testing results for both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are "a very, very important advance" in trying to stop the coronavirus outbreak.

Biden's record, especially as vice president, helps illuminate what he may do once he is sworn in. Amid an uptick in violence, some Afghans hope for a reassessment of the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement.

The action, which falls under a strict new Beijing-imposed national security law imposed on Hong Kong, comes in response to an unauthorized, independent primary held in July.

Biden signed three executive orders on immigration Tuesday, setting himself up to close in on a record set by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933.

COVID-19 infections are rising in the Midwest and Northeast, and hospitalizations have started climbing in at least a dozen states, fueling fears of another surge linked to Easter and spring break.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker about the U.S. military withdrawal from the country after nearly 20 years.

From the Great Plains to the California coast, a powerful "heat dome" is setting records. This one is stronger and bigger and is appearing earlier than normal.