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NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that thousands of people danced through the streets of Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, today as Jean Bertrande Aristide was sworn in as president. This will be the second term for the former Roman Catholic priest, who was ousted by a military coup in 1991, shortly into his first term, and then returned to power by U-S troops three years later. Poor Haitians welcome the return of Aristide, with his promises to bring change to the Caribbean nation. But his legitimacy is being challenged by a coalition of opposition parties. Charging election fraud, they have named their own provisional president.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that ballots are still being counted in Haiti's presidential election yesterday, but the outcome is almost certain — victory by Jean Bertrande Aristide), the former priest who became Haiti's first democratically elected president eleven years ago. He was toppled by a military coup in 1991 and then restored to power by US forces in 1994. Aristide was forced to step down in 1996 by term limits. And his win this year is controversial. Six other candidates chose not to campaign for fear of violence. Opponents said turnout was extremely low because of intimidation by Aristide's Lavalas Party.

Some parents have argued that masks need to come off in schools because it affects kids' speech and social development. Is that really true? Researchers address this question from several angles.

NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a gun thought to be similar to the one used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was taken into police custody Monday for questioning in Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

If 100% of a firm's traders are fully vaccinated, it can start sending more to the stock exchange floor. They can eat lunch in their booths again. Masks will be optional in some parts of the floor.

Protesters in Hong Kong braved the rain and risked arrest by defying a government ban on wearing masks. Police responded with tear gas.

The decision by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is intended to make it more difficult for protesters to hide their identities and thereby discourage further protests.

The Carson campaign recently dropped a rap ad aimed at young black voters. Aspiring Mogul, the rapper behind the track, explains his inspiration — and his reaction to harsh responses on social media.

Two years after the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, Robert Siegel and Linda Wertheimer sat down this week to talk with some high school students and their parents about how the incident affected their lives then and now. The students talk about safety in their schools, and about the unwritten rules about when and when not to tell adults about another kid. Parents talk about what worries them most and least. And they discuss what they do to try to stay in touch with their children's lives.

NPR asked COVID-19 experts how we should keep weighing risk as we enter the fourth year of the pandemic.