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NPR pays tribute to some of the people who lost their lives to COVID-19 by listening to their stories and the music they loved. Uttara Marti's mother loved the song "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones.

The nominations for the Academy Awards were announced Monday. There were many firsts, including two women up for best director and the first Muslim actor nominated in a leading category.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mariah Smith about the podcast she hosts, Spectacle. Each episode focuses on one reality TV franchise.

Everard's death — allegedly at the hands of a police officer — has sparked a national reckoning over violence against women. Officials are calling for investigations into police response to the vigil.

The tough sanctions that former president Trump slapped on Iran are still in place and President Biden has a few options to use them to bring Iran back to the nuclear deal.

Under a bankruptcy plan filed late Monday, the OxyContin maker would pay $500 million up front, promising billions in future payments. Twenty-four states rejected the proposal.

Aedes scapularis mosquitoes are from the tropics and can carry yellow fever. Entomologist Lawrence Reeves recently identified them among mosquitoes he collected near Everglades National Park in 2019.

As Los Angeles schools work to reopen next month, NPR's A Martinez talks to Superintendent Austin Beutner about what's next for a district where most students are from hard-hit Latino communities.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks again with Cassie Piggott, who lives in Tennessee, and Rosie Reid, who lives in California, about helping their children navigate virtual learning during the pandemic.

Drake recently released Scary Hours 2, a mini-album with three songs on it, and those songs all debuted in the top-three spots of the Billboard Hot 100. No other artist has ever pulled this off.