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NPR's Scott Simons asks Economist correspondent Nicolas Pelham about Syria's first lady, Asma al-Assad, and how she has profited during the decade-long conflict in her country.

It's a wealthy nation with a robust health care system. So why does Chile have one of the highest coronavirus infection rates per capita of any country in the world?

The latest forecast from state economists show tax revenues are expected to come in far higher than anticipated.

Bay Area piano shops say they’re selling out of inventory as more families invest in pianos to inspire creativity and improve quality time.

Teens are struggling with pandemic isolation, but the iSingers managed to support each other while working on their online holiday show.

On New Year's Eve, 25-year-old Tommy Raskin killed himself. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland talked with NPR about his son's life and the outpouring of tributes to him.

Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi of Johns Hopkins University explains why a strategy to vaccinate everyone may not be the best approach to fighting the virus in lower-income countries such as Nigeria.

The former union leader will head the Labor Department at a time when the pandemic has left millions unemployed and raised concerns about workplace safety.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., and one of the 17 members of the bipartisan conference committee attempting to find a compromise deal on border security.

The middle school winners of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge offer their perspective on why talking about something so natural is so taboo — and why that's silly.