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Nancy Beck testifies in front of the Senate in 2017 when she was a senior policy director at the American Chemistry Council trade group. President Trump nominated Beck to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Scientists Warn Against Consumer Protection Nominee

Nancy Beck is the Trump administration's nominee to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a seven-year term. Many scientists and public health experts warn she is a dangerous choice.

Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people for the coronavirus. They lined up in vehicles last week in a Phoenix neighborhood.

Drill Down To County Level And The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Looks Even Worse

Local data reveal a deeper picture of where the current hot spots are in the United States — and where new ones could surface.

Morris Koll, grandfather of NPR correspondent Pam Fessler's husband, enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent to the Philippines in 1902. That's when he contracted leprosy. In 1935, public health authorities took him to the national leprosarium in Carville, La. Right: A treatment room at the facility is depicted on the cover of Fessler's new book, <em>Carville's Cure.</em>

A Family Secret Inspired A New Book About Leprosy

NPR correspondent Pam Fessler, author of Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice, talks about her research into this once feared disease — and its connection to COVID-19.

A laboratory technician holds a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate ready for a trial in May 2020.

All You Wanted To Know About Coronavirus Vaccine Science But Were Afraid To Ask

Some of the technology behind coronavirus vaccine development dates back to the first vaccines; other techniques are much newer. Here are eight top strategies scientists are pursuing.

Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein arrives to testify before a Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Crossfire Hurricane," the FBI's probe into Russian election interference and the 2016 Trump campaign on Wednesday.

Rod Rosenstein Defends Russia Probe But Says He Had Incomplete Info At The Time

The former deputy attorney general, who appointed Robert Mueller, testified that he would not have signed the application to continue surveillance on a former Trump aide knowing what he knows now.

Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's chief medical officer shown here at a press conference in March, has gotten praise from residents for her approach to dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.

Chief Medical Officer's Handling Of Coronavirus Inspires Alaskans To #ThinkLikeZink

Dr. Anne Zink works from a yurt 40 miles north of Anchorage. She has the ear of the Republican governor and has helped keep the state's number of COVID-19 deaths the lowest in the nation.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is conducting multiple investigations into issues that he and others say could be impeachable offenses for President Trump.

House Judiciary Tees Up For Impeachment, But Democrats Divided On Moving Ahead

The committee is readying rules that will guide its impeachment probe of President Trump. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., opposes formally moving forward, saying public support isn't there yet.

Human Genomics Research Has A Diversity Problem

Studies on the genetics of human diseases have focused largely on people of European descent. Researchers say this lack of diversity is bad science and exacerbates health inequities.

William Linares, a 5-year-old from Honduras, plays in an encampment where he is living near the international bridge in Matamoros, Mexico, on April 30. The boy is traveling with his mother, Suanny Gomez, and seeking asylum in the United States.

As The Line Into America Slows, Communities Form, And Wait, On The Mexican Side

U.S. border officials strictly limit the number of asylum seekers they allow to legally cross ports of entry every day, creating an enormous backlog of migrants in places like Matamoros.

Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is a social media personality. He's also the leader of the paramilitary group that attacked thousands of pro-democracy protesters on June 3, leaving more than a 100 dead.

Why Facebook Won't Kick Off A Warlord

Facebook banned far-right extremist Alex Jones. But it won't remove from the platform the warlord Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, even though he oversaw the killing of more than 100 people in Sudan.

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