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Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting

An NPR analysis found at least 20 Republican candidates for secretary of state offices in 2022 who doubt Joe Biden's 2020 victory.

Above, a child walks by a Christmas display in New York City last year. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, says it's "too soon to tell" whether Americans will be able to gather during the winter holidays.

Get a fan and get vaccinated, the CDC says in its safety tips for the holidays

"When you have something spread by aerosol, you absolutely want more ventilation," Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said in an interview with CBS.

A postal worker carries packages through the snow on Jan. 3 in Washington, D.C.

From living rooms to landfills, some holiday shopping returns take a 'very sad path'

It's peak season for returns, which are setting a new record. Some end up back on shelves or get resold to other merchants, and some wind up in landfills or sail overseas.

Boris Johnson's attendance at a garden party prompts calls for his resignation

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized for a lockdown garden party that has many calling from him to resign.

UVA Math Prof. Ken Ono helped swimmer Emma Weyant improve her race time. She won an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo last summer.

This professor studies each swimmer as a math problem. It's helped them to be faster

Heading into national swimming championships, the University of Virginia relies on a mathematician, cameras and sensors to help each swimmer perform their best.

Daniel Gonzalez squeezes oranges for a living. Every morning he wheels around an old shopping cart for door to door juice service.

Vendors Drive Mexico's 'Informal' Economy

By some estimates, there are millions of people working in an informal economy in Mexico. Many are street vendors who ply their trades in the neighborhoods of the capital. They have no access to loans or financial support.

Beyond Tang: Food in Space

NASA's Johnson Space Center invited The Kitchen Sisters to visit its "hidden kitchen." On the eve of NASA's scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis, The Kitchen Sisters present a brief history of space food.

What Steel Tariffs Would Mean For Consumers

President Trump says he intends to impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Many experts say the costs of such a policy will far outweigh the benefits.

Encore: CEOs are split over the likelihood of a recession in the U.S.

If the Federal Reserves moves too aggressively to combat inflation, there are fears it could trigger a recession. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June 12, 2022.)

Misinformation can further distort political messaging accepted by immigrants

Political rhetoric is dividing many Americans. But for those in refugee and immigrant communities, that language gets filtered through another layer of history and lived experience.

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