Biden's $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan Set To Turbocharge U.S. Economy Economists expect the additional federal spending, coupled with an improving public health picture, will jumpstart economic growth this year. Scott Horsley
Performance Venues Wait For Aid From Earlier COVID-19 Relief Measure A bailout for live music and other event venues passed in the last relief bill. But one month after applications were scheduled to launch, they have not, and many venues are barely hanging on. Ryan Kailath
Alaska Opens Vaccines To Everyone Over 16 Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines are now available to anyone age 16 and older who lives or works in the state. Jaclyn Diaz
March 9th | The Covid thaw is just beginning When can you take off your mask? King County Executive Dow Constantine explains the new CDC guidance. Also, Oprah's interview with Meghan and Harry, and the powers at play in getting students back to the classroom. Bill Radke
In The '24th Mile' Of A Marathon, Fauci And Collins Reflect On Their Pandemic Year Dr. Francis Collins and Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health discuss their fight against "egregious" distortions of reality and when they think life will start to feel more normal. Mary Louise Kelly
Nearly 1 in 3 Women Experience Violence: Landmark Report From WHO A report that gathered data from 161 countries and areas paints a "horrifying picture," said WHO's director-general. And there's concern that the pandemic has made matters worse. Maria Godoy
Miami Beach Plans So Florida's Pour Decision Isn't A Poor Decision For Spring Break NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber on what spring break looks like one year after the pandemic interrupted last year's celebrations.
Many Health Experts Believe Worst Of The Coronavirus May Be Over Could the end of the pandemic be in sight in the U.S.? A growing number of the nation's leading experts say: Yes, with some caveats. Variables could still derail the recovery. Rob Stein
Tax Breaks Will Offset $26 Billion Opioid Settlement, Drug Firms Say Lawmakers are blasting the nation's biggest drug makers and distributors for looking to use a pandemic tax-break loophole to write down losses coming from settlements linked to the opioid epidemic. Brian Mann
After Slow Start, More Germans Are Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Shots Only a relatively small number of Germans have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and there's widespread dissatisfaction about the delay. So why then are millions of AstraZeneca shots going unused? Rob Schmitz
