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President Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill into law Monday, surrounded by members of both parties. But some of the Republicans backing the bill face death threats.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Zachary Abuza, Southeast Asia expert and National War College professor, about the White House's options following Myanmar's release of American journalist Danny Fenster.

Many Americans with mental illness report waiting weeks for care, even for serious depression or suicidality. California has a new law for insurers, limiting those wait times to two weeks or less.

New York City has gotten the coronavirus under control much more successfully than most parts of the U.S. But now it's dealing with severe economic consequences of the shutdown, according to a poll.

The College Board canceled the at-home fall SAT and asked admissions offices to be flexible about standardized tests. Colleges have not only complied, some even saying they'll do the same next year.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Global Health Correspondent Nurith Aizenman talks to Dr. Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization about the spread of the coronavirus.

In a suburb of Seattle, plans to convert a hotel into a quarantine site has sparked controversy.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine about the state's plans for coronavirus vaccine distribution and the difficulty of contact tracing amid a surge in cases.

Lawyers for Rittenhouse say he was acting in self-defense when he killed two protesters last year in Wisconsin. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Last Friday, the Trump administration quietly announced a new regulation that appears to favor airlines at consumers' expense, changing how it defines unfair and deceptive practices.