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Each week we're answering pressing questions about the coronavirus pandemic. This week the topics range from outdoor exercise to ibuprofen.

American soldiers are helping secure oil fields in northeast Syria — not only from ISIS extremists, but from Syria and Russia as well. It's a relatively new mission for these troops.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Arun Venugopal about how the government's "model minority" perception promoted Asian American success while limiting opportunities for other nonwhite Americans.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lisa Desjardins of the PBS NewsHour and Sarah Ferris of Politico about what it was like to cover the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and about its consequences.

Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health discuss their fight against "egregious" distortions of reality and when they think life will start to feel more normal.

Seven years after the kidnapping of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls, a new book shares insights into their survival strategies — and looks at the mixed blessing of the 'Bring Back Our Girls" campaign.

Biden's new Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says "it is our shared goal to reopen schools safely and quickly."

A jury has found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts he faced over the killing of George Floyd. The outcome was far from guaranteed, as convictions of police officers are historically rare.

The vast majority of headaches are innocuous despite the misery they cause. But here are the red flag signs to watch out for in the rare case a headache points to a bigger issue.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor about the racist real estate practices that ensured wealth accumulated along racial lines, even after housing discrimination became illegal.