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Media reports and analysts have questioned the accuracy of Russia's mortality figures for the virus. Moscow's Health Department now says 1,561 people died in April due to the coronavirus.

The Florida Board of Pharmacy agreed to move forward with a new law allowing pharmacists to help treat patients for chronic medical conditions.

During a sting operation, officials successfully bought one item banned from purchase under state law and were offered three more, leading to a search warrant and the large bust.

Cubans had never confronted their communist regime as boldly as they did on July 11, 2021. But officials have cracked down harshly — prompting a mass exodus.

On Tuesday, the Cable News Network, CNN, will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr was there at the creation and offers his thoughts.

An artist in Miami is hoping to buy pieces of Jeff Koons Balloon Dog sculpture that shattered last week.

Nearly half of all Americans over the age of 12 take prescription pain relievers, tranquilizers, sedatives or stimulants, according to a federal survey. And 16 percent of the time those drugs are misused by nearly 19 million Americans. Health officials are calling for more drug treatment, but also for more care in prescribing drugs in the first place.

The billionaire owner of Twitter apologized after publicly questioning a Twitter employee's query about whether he had been laid off and speaking dismissively of that employee's disability.

The tangy taste of sourdough is addictive and can be added to almost any recipe. Sharon Vail loves sourdough anything -- bread, biscuits and even chocolate cake. A good sourdough starter can last for years -- hers is more than 10 years old.

In Hawaii, a luau is the perfect celebration for graduations, reunions, weddings, birthdays and anniversaries and as housewarming parties. But any excuse will do for writer Christina Eng.

It's one of the longest running holocaust restitution cases: works by painter Egon Schiele were handed back to its rightful heirs today in New York. The original owner was murdered by the Nazis.

The streamer plans to open physical stores — dubbed Netflix House — offering retail, dining and content-themed entertainment. It's unclear if they'll sell DVDs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office.

The auction for Shohei Ohtani's iconic 50th home run baseball is over; an unnamed buyer placed the highest bid early Wednesday. But three men are still fighting in court over who will get the proceeds.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says Musk failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner before buying the site and underpaid by $150 million for shares he bought.

Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman have accepted the call to lead the new Bond franchise.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren cautions that the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to either Netflix or Paramount Skydance could reduce competition and concentrate power over what films and news American see.

In press conference that stretched over an hour, President Trump provided details on the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran, but little information on next steps in Iran war.

Howard Berkes is a correspondent for the NPR Investigations Unit.

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.