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Now that the federal mask mandate on public transport has come to an end, should people continue to wear masks anyway? We explore the latest science on air flow and transmission.

In Hawaii, hiring qualified special education teachers became a lot easier after schools started offering a $10,000 pay bump.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released its fourth year of drone data for salmon escapement in Unalaska’s lakes on Friday; the Alaska Marine Highway System is dropping it’s mask mandate; and in his annual address to the Alaska Legislature U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan expressed dissatisfaction with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, who is visiting the state this week.

Problems at Montpelier, years in the making, reached a boiling point this week when a number of employees who had supported descendants of the enslaved were fired.

A lot has changed in the five years since French President Macron met far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in a contentious debate. Ahead of the runoff, the two will debate on Wednesday.

Commuters and travelers react to a judge tossing a mask mandate. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Lindsay Wiley, professor of public health law at UCLA, about how the ruling could affect future emergencies.

Derek Hennen is a huge fan of Taylor Swift. When his team discovered a new species of millipede in Swift's home state of Tennessee, he named it after her. It's called: "Swift Twisted-Claw Millipede."

Patron, the mascot of the State Emergency Service is saving lives by sniffing out undetonated landmines and bombs in Chernihiv. So far, he's rooted out more than 90 explosive devices.

Zev Feldman, co-president of Resonance Records, is the guy who single-handedly made Record Store Day a red-letter date for fans of classic jazz.

A Ukrainian fighter calls on the world to save their lives and extract them and civilians out of the destroyed city of Mariupol.