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The abolitionist will replace President Andrew Jackson, a slave owner and anti-abolitionist, on the front of the $20 bill.

Despite a setback in court, the White House insists President Obama's executive action on immigration is on firm legal footing. The legal fight could have political ramifications.

Last week, the NFL announcing penalties for unvaccinated players next season. NPR's Ailsa Chang talked to Defector reporter Kalyn Kahler about how the policy works and what's at stakes for players.

The 2020 holiday office party is going to look different this year, with big in-person events a no-go and most people working remotely. So some employers are finding ways to party on.

Health care leaders say disinformation is one of the most dangerous elements of the coronavirus pandemic. NPR looks at how and why disinformation is taking hold and discusses its consequences.

In Pixar's new animated film, a Chinese Canadian girl awakens one morning to find that she's turned into an enormous panda. Turning Red provides a lot to look at — and a lot of ideas to grapple with.

Commissioner Bud Selig announces an investigation into alleged steroid use by Major League Baseball players. Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will lead the effort. A recent book alleging steroid use by star player Barry Bonds helped push officials to take action.

In a remote province in the southeast tip of Poland, surrounded by snow and bare trees, 11 burly men in orange suits are hard at work rebuilding rail tracks first put down in the 19th century.

Austria has become the first Western democracy to require vaccines for nearly all adults. Everyone who isn't exempt will be required to show proof of vaccination during random checks by the police.

Friday, two Civil War sailors were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Host Scott Simon talks with Anna Holloway, curator of the USS Monitor Center in Newport, Va., about the two sailors whose bodies were discovered in the turret of a wrecked ship in 2002.