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Scott Simon speaks with Conchita Pozar of Mecca, California, as she remembers the late Father Francisco Valdovinos, who passed away from COVID-19 in January.

We have the latest from Houston, where surging crowds led to panic at the Astroworld Festival, resulting in at least 8 deaths and several injuries.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lindsey Jordan, whose 2018 debut turned out to be a breakout success, about her newest album, "Valentine."

Testimony got underway Friday in Georgia in the murder trial of three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man gunned down as he jogged. The trio suspected Arbery of recent break-ins.

We look at the latest push - and resistance - to the passage of President Biden's $1.75 trillion social spending bill, as well as what this week's elections mean for the Democratic party.

The House passed the trillion-dollar legislation known as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill" and set up another vote for President Biden's "Build Back Better" plan.

The U.S. is facing its worst affordable housing crisis in generations. The heart of the problem is we just doesn't have enough homes. There's too much demand and not enough supply.

Masks will remain optional at Unalaska schools, despite the district returning to its medium COVID-19 transmission threshold, according to Unalaska City School District officials.The loosened masking rules took effect on Monday, after the city reported zero active community acquired COVID-19 cases the prior week. According to the district’s mitigation plan, that drop meant the schools would shift their transmission level to low and masks would no longer be required.

It could turn out to be the eighth coronavirus known to spread to humans. Some scientists think doctors and researchers should start actively looking for this virus in patients.

Citizens in Ruili are complaining about lengthy lockdowns and terrible conditions in quarantine centers. Others in China don't want to hear about it.