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The U.S. economy grew at a rapid pace in the first three months of the year as more people got vaccinated and the federal government pumped hundreds of billions of dollars into people's pockets.

Each week I check the latest deaths from COVID-19 for NPR. After a while, I didn't feel any sorrow at the numbers. I just felt numb. I wanted to understand why — and how to overcome that numbness.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ambassador Susan Rice, who serves as the director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council, about President Biden's first 100 days in office and his agenda.

A judge denied a motion to release police video of the April 21 killing of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man, by sheriff's deputies. Court deliberations revealed dramatic new details of what happened.

Republicans panned President Biden's ideas for huge new government spending and tax overhauls. But top White House adviser Susan Rice says there's no plan to get "government in your business."

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic strategist Karen Finney and Republican strategist Scott Jennings about President Biden's joint address to Congress Wednesday night.

Germany's long lockdowns have pushed tens of thousands of small businesses to insolvency. The government freeze on insolvency requirements could lead to a wave of bankruptcies after this week.

China is poised to release once-a-decade census information that experts say will highlight a shrinking fertility rate — one of the country's biggest long-term economic challenges.

Biden highlights wins in speech to Congress. Federal authorities raid the New York apartment of Rudy Giuliani. Three men are indicted on federal hate crime charges in the Ahmaud Arbery killing.

The NFL Draft is in person again, and after last year's virtual event, the league wants it to represent a return to normal. But there will be plenty of reminders of a still present pandemic.