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NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Thomas Bollyky, the co-author of a new report examining why COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across the U.S. — and how that might improve future outcomes.

As a kid, Kazuo Ishiguro saw Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film Ikiru. "It made a terrific impact on me," the Nobel prize-winner recalls. His film Living is nominated for an Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

A pretrial hearing takes place today in Trump's classified documents case. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in China to revive climate change efforts. Taylor Swift breaks another Billboard record.

A judge has put a plea deal in the Hunter Biden case on hold. Niger's military announced a coup. Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56.

When the Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis was founded in 1959, discrimination at fuel docks around the famous port was common. Today, the club is thriving and giving back to the community.

Highlighting the news this week: A rash of presidential candidates, including Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL); Harvard's first woman president; the Senate's efforts on Iraq; and the cold, cold weather.

Beverly Sills, world-renowned opera singer, died from lung cancer at the age of 78. With a silvery voice that soared high, and an irrepressible personality, Sills became an opera superstar.

Sandra Guzmán once heard an alarming statistic: Every 14 days, an Indigenous language dies around the world. So she created a new multilingual project centered on Latin American women.

Back-to-school spending reached another record this year, while other spending is giving some indications of how Americans feel about the economy.

Russian researchers in Antarctica are on the verge of piercing a hole through two miles of ice into an ancient lake, untouched by the light of day for some 20 million years. But it'll be a delicate process to break through without disturbing the pristine waters. Guest host David Green speaks with Antarctic researcher John Priscu about the process.