Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools Several studies over the past year and a half have arrived at the same conclusion: mask wearing significantly limits transmission of the coronavirus in schools. Maria Godoy
United Airlines CEO On The Decision To Put Unvaccinated Employees On Leave In October NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby about the airline's announcement that they will put their unvaccinated employees on temporary leave starting in October. Gabe O'Connor
Senators Want An Investigation Of How Amazon Treats Its Pregnant Workers Lawmakers urged the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate in a letter signed by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and 3 others. Alina Selyukh
San Francisco Schools Have Had No COVID-19 Outbreaks Since Classes Began Last Month The city's health department said 90% of children ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated. There have been 227 cases reported among staff and students, but the vast majority are occurring outside school. Deepa Shivaram
A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Grandma Died Of COVID. Adults Mocked Him "If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful, I feel," Tennessee teenager Grady Knox reportedly said. Bill Chappell
The TSA Is Doubling Fines For Those Who Refuse To Wear A Mask While Flying President Biden said "if you break the rules, be prepared to pay." He called the harassment aimed at airline employees over masks "wrong" and "ugly." Sharon Pruitt-Young
President Biden Announces New Actions To Fight COVID-19 NPR's Rachel Martin talks with NIH director Francis Collins about President Biden's new plans to get the latest coronavirus surge under control and increase vaccinations across the country.
Black Opioid Overdose Deaths Are Increasing Faster Than Whites, Study Finds Black communities face a growing share of overdoses, but addiction treatment resources and attention are still focused on white communities. Marisa Peñaloza
Biden's Coronavirus Response Coordinator Talks About New COVID Plan NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients about the Biden administration's new measures to curb COVID-19, like mandating vaccination in many workplaces. Mallory Yu
Biden Took A Tougher Stance Against People Resisting The Vaccine In Remarks On COVID President Biden announced a reset of his plan to tackle the pandemic, with tougher new vaccine rules for federal workers and contractors and more testing. Tamara Keith