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  • A person holds a mask while walking outside in Philadelphia in May 2021.
    The DOJ will appeal the recent mask ruling by a federal judge
    This decision to appeal comes just two days after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled against the federal mask mandate.
  • Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, wear masks as they mark Memorial Day. The president-elect has consistently worn masks amid the pandemic, and he's already talking to governors about trying to implement a national mask mandate.
    To Combat The Pandemic, Biden Will Aim To Depoliticize Mask-Wearing
    As Joe Biden prepares to take office, he's talking to governors about trying to implement a national mask mandate. But to succeed, Biden is likely going to need to find a way to depoliticize masks.
  • Vermont Officials Recommend Wearing Masks
    Vermont’s Health Commissioner is joining a growing number of health officials advising people to wear cloth masks in public.There has been some debate…
  • The White House has held a couple bigger events this week following new guidance that fully vaccinated individuals don't need to wear masks or social distance. One such event was the signing of the Hate Crimes Act on Thursday.
    How The Biden White House Learned To Drop The Masks And Stop Worrying
    New guidance that fully vaccinated people don't have to wear masks made a visible change at the White House this week.
  • Burlington To Distribute More Free Masks
    At the beginning of the pandemic, Burlington, Vermont officials distributed free masks to residents to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Now,…
  • Voters are seen wearing masks in April as they prepared to cast ballots in Mansfield, Texas. The governor has now banned most state facilities from requiring masks.
    No Masks Are Required At Most Texas State Facilities Anymore
    The governor banned mandates, except in hospitals and long-term carecenters supported by the state, along with many corrections facilities. Mask requirements in public schools expire June 4.
  • Boston: The Conversation In Arab-American And Muslim Communities
    After the bombings in Boston, law professor Khaled Beydoun was gripped by the fear that the culprit would be found to be an Arab or Muslim American. Since Sept. 11, 2001, he says this anxiety has become quite familiar in Arab and Muslim communities, and that has transformed the grieving process.
  • A Conversation with Director Sydney Pollack
    Director Sydney Pollack tells Scott Simon about his new movie The Interpreter -- the first film shot on location at the United Nations -- and reflects on his long career, including his work as an actor. He also weighs in on the impact of big-time Hollywood movies.
  • President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney finish their debate at the University of Denver on Oct. 3.
    One Debate, Two Very Different Conversations
    Linguist Geoff Nunberg has been puzzling over President Obama's performance in the presidential debate last week. Looking at who the candidates were addressing their answers to shows that Romney was doing something unusual, he says.
  • Chiapas Mexico
    NPR's Gerry Hadden reports traditional Indian medicine men in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico, are trying to stop transnational companies from what they call bio-piracy -- making off with medicinal plants from the region and then taking out patents for any pharmaceutical potential. The Mayans say that such drug prospecting does not benefit Indian communities. The companies and some scientists say they stand to lose billions of dollars and perhaps the chance to cure deadly diseases.
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