Weekend Edition

Some Texans are getting slammed with high electrical bills following last week's freezing weather. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Maria Halkias of the Dallas Morning News.

At vaccination sites across the U.S., there's a protocol for how to handle COVID-19 vaccines considered more precious than gold. Medical volunteers at one site in DC explain how they do it.

Listener Seth Copans of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays the puzzle with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Samaras helped transform the Polaroid into fine art. After escaping the Greek Civil War as a child, he became part of the New York art world's inner circle. His new show is on view at Pace Gallery.

This week's winter storm took a heavy toll on Texas ranchers and farmers. Many are worried about how the weather will have a ripple effect on the food supply.

Since 1924, Howard Deli fed college students, staff, and DC residents who lived near the Howard University campus. The pandemic, and the health of one of its owners, has lead to its permanent closing.

Avalanches kill more than a 100 people worldwide each year. We have stories of three people who were caught in avalanches and survived.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Dr. Rosaura Licea about accessible ways to maintain our immune systems.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to vision researcher Mark Rosenfield about the efficacy of blue light-blocking glasses.

In Washington, D.C., hospital staff vaccinated 1,750 public school workers in one day. It was a hard-won success amid a fragmented nationwide vaccination campaign fraught with challenges.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, about disinformation over the COVID-19 vaccines.

A Maine startup is drawing high-profile support for its low-tech plan to address climate change. It wants to use kelp farms to capture carbon, then bury it for millennia at the bottom of the sea.