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A lot of people know a few Yiddish words, but few actually speak it outside Orthodox Judaism. During the pandemic, some secular Jews have taken up learning the language to reconnect to their heritage.

Christian nationalism has grown in the past year. Now, some more mainline churches are speaking out against the movement, which they see as opposed to the teachings of Jesus.

A rare Stellar's sea eagle is visiting the Maine Coast and drawing birders from all over the country

The Biden administration wants to buy and send a billion free at-home COVID tests to Americans. Here's what we know so far about the contracts in terms of price, timeline and more.

The week brought some more bad news for President Biden, who may be rightly criticized for setting expectations too high for what could actually get done.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision blocking the Biden administration's employer vaccine-or-test mandate was just one of multiple disappointments the president experienced this past week.

The Biden administration sounds more alarms about Russia's intentions in Ukraine, after a week of diplomacy failed to get Russia to stand down its troops on the border.

The government provided Americans with a vital financial lifeline during the pandemic, including through the Child Tax Credit. The help improved lives – but for many it still wasn't enough.

Scientists at Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have trained six goldfish to drive a small fish tank on wheels around a room and steer it into a mark on the wall to receive food.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers theater critic and playwright Terry Teachout, who died this week at the age of 65.