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NPR offers highlights from inside the room during the confirmation hearing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Don Hankins, a fire expert at California State University, Chico, about how Native Americans' "cultural burning" could be folded into the state's fire management plans.

Abortion has been an important topic in most recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Like many nominees before her, Judge Amy Coney Barrett was coy about her views on abortion rights.

The development of a coronavirus vaccine is nearing the finish, but there have been stumbles. NPR discusses the pause in Johnson & Johnson's trial and the testing stages of other vaccines.

On the second day of confirmation hearings, Judge Amy Coney Barrett faced questions on her judicial philosophy. But she cited precedent that she could not answer how she might rule on future cases.

In a time of polarization and political division, NPR and StoryCorps explore whether simple but courageous acts — talking and listening — can be a countervailing force to national discord.

The North Carolina Transportation Department reports that the number of animals hit by drivers in North Carolina increased in 2019 to the highest levels…

The soccer star will isolate himself from teammates. Another round of testing reveals he was the only player on the team to test positive.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, called out Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett for using the term "sexual preference" when referring to a landmark case on same-sex marriage.

With a new COVID-19 transmission index, counties in Utah will automatically be moved to different levels — high, moderate or low — based on conditions such as infection rate and ICU capacity.