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A study of a thousand women is underway to determine when during pregnancy is the best time to get a COVID-19 vaccine, and whether infants will be protected by the vaccine once they are born.

Attempts to remove books from school libraries have increased, spurred by activism from conservative parent groups and resistance to teaching socially progressive ideas in schools.

NPR checks back with three people who lost their jobs during the pandemic to see how they are managing after federal unemployment assistance lapsed this summer.

NPR's Books We Love has reading recommendations from our staff and contributors. Today, we hear about three new romance novels: "An Arrow to the Moon," "Young Mungo" and "Ramon and Julieta."

Abortion is protected in Kansas, but a change to the state's constitution is on next month's ballot. In neighboring Missouri, abortion-rights activists are doing what they can to defeat the amendment.

Thanksgiving is next week and turkey prices are at record highs. There are multiple reasons for that.

Concerned residents and volunteers are continuing to protest the creation of the Tuscan Water District. A new political group — Groundwater for Butte — held a press conference this week. They say they're worried that the district's formation could dry out wells and harm urban forests.

A major blizzard last December forced Southwest Airlines to cancel more than 16,000 flights, stranding passengers across the country. But the airline says this year is different.

Experts say the services companies like Crowdstrike supply are in the hands of too few providers that are themselves too interconnected.

Globally, farmers struggle with a huge problem: pests. WUWM reporter Lina Tran reports how researchers in the Midwest are inventing new forms of pest detection that involve eavesdropping on insects.