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The novel coronavirus is the world's most pressing health concern. But other threats remain — and are heightened by this current crisis.

After a fourth-place finish in Iowa, former vice president Joe Biden was more aggressive, taking shots at the Vermont senator and Indiana mayor. New Hampshire voters will make their picks Tuesday.

Both Janet Yellen and Lawrence Summers have awe-inspiring credentials. So Obama's decision seems to come down to whose understanding of the economy most closely matches his own, and which candidate is likeliest to have people looking back years from now saying: "That was an inspired pick."

Soon, you could be watching political ads based on your television viewing habits and the information the political parties have collected about your gender, party registration and voting habits.

The best-known symbol of the nation's capital is literally cracking up: The cast-iron dome crowning the U.S. Capitol has more than 1,300 cracks below its layers of lead paint.

Google is doing for the backcountry what it has done for cities and towns — making digital maps that can be accessed on the go. Will it change the experience of the wilderness? NPR's Steve Henn travels to the Grand Canyon as Google engineers make their first trip with the Street View Trekker.

Editors at Longform read hundreds of print and online journalism pieces each year. Co-founder Max Linsky talks to Audie Cornish about highlights from 2014, from literary stalwarts and upstarts alike.

A surprising number of gifted seniors are not applying to the Ivy League universities and selective colleges they'd be sure to get into.

One Rhode Island chef collects all of the ingredients for his sandwich, including the meat, at the local farmer's market. It's piled high with herb-marinaded slaw and greens for a picnic lunch that requires plenty of napkins.

Several recent episodes — Chris Christie's bridge scandal, Robert Gates' memoir and Hillary Clinton's "hit list" — have illustrated the limits of political loyalty. Top politicians know they can never fully trust all those around them, but it doesn't always pay to try to get even.