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A big challenge for public health officials has been the skepticism many Black Americans have toward COVID-19 vaccines. One notorious medical study has been cited as the reason.

Business may now operate at full capacity. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sarah Self-Walbrick of Texas Tech Public Media and Arnoldo Richards, a restaurant owner in Houston, about mandates being lifted.

A goose decided to patrol center field during a spring training game between the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. The goose was in no hurry to leave.

A bailout for live music and other event venues passed in the last relief bill. But one month after applications were scheduled to launch, they have not, and many venues are barely hanging on.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to author Daniel Combs about his book Until the World Shatters, which explores the connection between Myanmar's jade industry and a long-running civil war.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Mauricio Nogueira with Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Pretol in São Paulo about the race to vaccinate Brazilians, and rampant disinformation.

Spirit, 11, and Kali Rahman, 13, are siblings in Baltimore who teach other kids about the stock market and financial literacy through paid courses, speaking engagements and a YouTube channel.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed a near-total abortion ban in the state, which allows abortion only in cases of medical medical emergency. The law could wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Torrey Peters' new book features three people who struggle with parenthood and family questions. She says a transgender lens can help everyone understand the limits of how we define gender.

Like a giant fireball, a meteor the size of a bowling ball streaked across the sky. Witnesses called a radio station and described a loud boom and rattling sound as the object passed overhead.