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Utah health officials reported 1,198 news cases of COVID-19, breaking the state’s record for the third time in the past week.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has announced its annual list of most endangered places. One of the places on the list is the National Negro Opera Company House in Pittsburgh.

Early in her career, the Supreme Court justice argued cases that expanded rights for women and men.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about the president's upcoming pick for Supreme Court justice, and the likelihood they will be confirmed before the election.

Justin Clark is the Trump campaign lawyer who got his first taste of politics as part of Al Gore's 2000 Democratic presidential campaign, when the Supreme Court settled a fight over counting ballots.

Both the Trump and Biden campaigns are competing for voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. But is either of the major parties trying to engage Black voters in cities like Pittsburgh?

Often during a recession, enrollment in community colleges goes up. The first numbers for this fall show a decline — down nearly 8% compared with last year.

A coalition of rural counties is trying to convince the state to build a highway through the Book Cliffs in northern Grand County to promote tourism. But critics say the highway offers marginal benefits, is a waste of taxpayer money and could endanger big game, like elk and bison, who call the lush mountains and canyons home.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott about the indictment of the former Louisville police officer in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

Top health officials responsible for the government's pandemic response testified before a Senate committee Wednesday. Democratic lawmakers expressed concern about political interference in science.