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Nurses perform timed breathing exercises on a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the la Timone hospital in Marseille, southern France on Dec. 31, 2021.

Death toll surpasses 6 million for the pandemic now in its 3rd year

Health care experts say that confirmed deaths represent a fraction of the true number of deaths due to COVID because of limited testing.

As COVID spread in federal prisons, many at-risk inmates tried and failed to get out

Federal prisons saw a significant rise in deaths during the pandemic years, NPR found. Of those who died from COVID-19, nearly all were elderly or had health conditions, and many had tried to get out.

In President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, racial justice issues were not a focus.

Racial justice activists say Biden's State of the Union address missed the mark

In one of the most high-profile speeches of Biden's presidency, he did not emphasize issues of racial justice.

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, March 5, 2022. North Korea on Saturday fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, apparently extending its streak of weapons tests this year amid a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States.

North Korea fires another suspected ballistic missile into sea

Saturday's launch was North Korea's ninth round of weapons launches in 2022 as it attempts to pressure the Biden administration for concessions.

Women and children from Ukraine arrive at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on Saturday.

Evacuations are halted in an area of Ukraine where Russia had pledged a cease-fire

Ukrainian officials said the work to evacuate civilians from two cities had halted amid shelling, just hours after Russia announced the deal.

Michael Jordan, No. 23 of the Chicago Bulls, is seen in a game in 1984. An unused ticket from his first game as a Bull, Oct. 26, 1984, has sold for $468,000.

Opinion: Spending big on old game tickets

NPR's Scott Simon wonders about the money collectors paid for ticket stubs: one for the 1st game Jackie Robinson played as a Dodger, the other for the 1st game Michael Jordan played as a Chicago Bull.

A 2020 test of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. Russia has the world's largest nuclear arsenal.

As Russia's Ukraine war intensifies, some warn nuclear escalation is possible

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave orders to his nation's nuclear forces over the weekend, but their exact meaning is unclear. Russia has more nuclear weapons than any other nation.

A satellite image captured Monday by Maxar Technologies shows a Russian military convoy southeast of Ivankiv, Ukraine.

Russia's 40-mile convoy has stalled on its way to Kyiv, a U.S. official says

The convoy is apparently being hampered by fuel and food shortages, the official says. The news comes as Russia continues to concentrate attacks on Ukraine's largest cities: Kyiv and Kharkiv.

Abbott Nutrition has voluntarily recalled certain powdered baby formulas.

FDA warns against using another powdered baby formula after a 2nd death

The FDA now cautions against using a specific lot of Abbott Nutrition's Similac PM 60/40 after a second infant dies. Abbott voluntarily recalled the specialty product on Monday.

Target said it will raise its minimum wage as high as $24 per hour.

Target is raising its minimum wage to as much as $24 an hour

The retail giant currently pays a $15 per hour starting wage, but said it would raise it to as much as $24. Companies have been boosting pay and benefits in an effort to keep and attract workers.

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