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An unprecedented die-off of manatees in Florida is now projected to last years. The state has allocated millions to clean up polluted waters and restore the seagrass manatees need to survive.

When the Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and Wednesday, the big question will be how much the Fed will raise rates to tame inflation. NPR's A Martinez asks David Wessel of the Brookings Institution.

In her third poetry collection, 2019 Pulitzer-finalist Jos Charles examines time and what it means to mourn — and how knowing that there is an "after" can teach us to embrace it.

Waking up early is near impossible for some of us, but there are ways to make waking up early more tolerable. (This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 31., 2021.)

In the latest wave, the highly transmissible omicron variant has moved more quickly than contact tracing allows.

The Unalaska City School District’s COVID-19 Advisory Committee decided to stand down Wednesday. That means committee members won’t be meeting monthly to discuss the district’s COVID-19 protocols, unless there is a spike in local cases and the district sees a need in resurrecting the advisory group.

The Unalaska school district’s COVID-19 Advisory Committee voted to stand down Wednesday, which means they won’t be meeting monthly to discuss the district’s COVID-19 protocols; state and federal lawmakers from Alaska are applauding the Biden administration’s decision to ban Russian seafood imports; and Alaska has a reputation for being independent and self-sufficient, but the state’s economy during the COVID-19 pandemic tells a different story, one that underlines a long history of Alaska being a massive beneficiary of federal spending.

Hurt is best known for his roles in Body Heat, Children of a Lesser God and Broadcast News. Hurt won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Kiss of the Spider Woman.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Olga Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, about what it's like in the besieged parts of the capital Kyiv.

New talks begin Monday to address Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The diplomatic effort comes after Russian missiles hit a Ukrainian military base near the Polish border, where refugees have crossed.