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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Art Acevedo, who serves as Miami's police chief and head of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, about the increase in violence in cities across the country.

Relatively few people in federal prison have been approved for compassionate release during the pandemic. Lawmakers are trying to make that option a reality for more sick and elderly people.

As the U.S. economy continues to rebound from the pandemic recession, lots of people are going back to work — but not as quickly as many employers would like. Employers added 943,00 jobs in June.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, Aug. 5, 2021.

"It is financially tough," says Robert Momberger of Big Time Diner in Mobile, Ala. "Bills still keep on coming. So it really hurts to shut down, but sometimes that's the best thing to do."

In the wake of the CDC's 60-day renewal of an eviction moratorium, we hear from three people struggling to find affordable housing in a market where rents continue to increase.

Cape Town in South Africa is going through one of its coldest winters in recent memory. Those who swim in the ocean water claim mental and physical health benefits.

NPR's Ari Shaprio speaks with USAID Administrator Samantha Power about her recent trip through Ethiopia, the conflict on the ground and how the U.S. can keep things from getting worse.

Right now, only kids 12 and older can get a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. Studies underway at multiple sites are gathering data to see if the vaccine can be given to children as young as six months.

New Yorker journalist Jane Mayer says a well-funded national movement is "really going all in on this Trump lie" in an effort to change the way ballots are cast and counted.