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The World Bank Needs A New President

The World Bank is searching for a new president after the last one abruptly resigned. The position has traditionally gone to an American, but there could be international competition this time around.

In Crisis, Philadelphia Public Schools Revoke Teachers' Contract

Mounting debt, concentrated poverty and a political fight have nudged its school system to the brink of insolvency. With nowhere else to cut, district officials voided the teachers' union contract.

Bomb Cyclone Hits Central U.S. For 2nd Time In A Month

The central part of the country had heavy snow and strong winds Thursday. That storm system is now moving to the Great Lakes area. Power has been knocked out for tens of thousands of people.

Second-placed USA's Raven Saunders gestures on the podium with her silver medal after competing the women's shot put event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday.

A U.S. Athlete Defies Olympic Podium Protest Ban Under Threat Of Sanctions

Olympic organizers are under intense pressure to end a ban on protests on the podium at the Tokyo Games. U.S. shot-putter Raven Saunders became the first to defy the ban after winning a silver medal.

As Violence Increases, Businesswoman Rangina Hamidi Leaves Kandahar For U.S.

Hamidi moved to Afghanistan seven years ago. Since then, she has seen the Kandahar change dramatically.

Bringing the First Amendment into the Classroom

The notions of freedom, democracy and free speech are sometimes difficult for adults to comprehend and express. NPR's Neva Grant visits a group of eighth-graders trying to make sense of the First Amendment. It's part of Morning Edition "Citizen Student" series on civics education.

'Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats'

A new off-Broadway play is all about hats -- sort of. Based on a book of photos by photographer Michael Cunningham and journalist Craig Marberry, Crowns tells the story of six African-American women through the hats they wear to church. On Weekend Edition Saturday, Jeff Lunden reports. Online, view a photo gallery of costume sketches for the play.

Billy Joe Shaver: Overcoming Heartbreaks

Country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver has lived through some hard times, but nothing compares to the past three years. In that time, his mother, wife and son all died. Then Shaver suffered a massive heart attack. NPR's Bob Edwards interviews Shaver about his new CD and the therapeutic benefit of writing songs.

Pfizer's agreement with a U.N. group to let other companies produce its new antiviral pill as a generic drug is meeting with a mixed reaction. In late summer, protesters at Pfizer's world headquarters in New York urged the drugmaker to broadly share the patent for its COVID-19 vaccine.

Pfizer agrees to license generic versions of its COVID-19 pill — in some countries

The agreement covers 95 nations, but it omits hard-hit countries such as Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and Mexico. Pfizer said it is seeking authorization for emergency use of the medication in the U.S.

Across the country, parents are challenging the books their kids have access to in the classroom. Increasingly, those books are about race.

The Writers’ Room: When Schools Ban Books

While the censorship of certain books in schools is nothing new, a growing number of challenges are against books about race.

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