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Also: The students who created the National School Walkout; Facebook will offer users a privacy opt-out; and after Sen. Duckworth (D-Ill) gives birth, the Senate votes to allow babies on the floor.

Also: More volcanic fissures develop on Hawaii's big island; Italy lurches toward fresh elections; and an interim memorial opens today in Orlando for Pulse nightclub victims and survivors.

Also: A hearing into Baltimore police practices will proceed; hundreds of migrants are rescued in the Mediterranean; and former astronaut John Glenn will be buried in Arlington Cemetery today.

Avoid layoffs at any cost. Set up emergency financing for states and cities to help health systems. Cut regulations to speed medical response. Those are some recommendations from leading economists.

President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska's vast pipeline system and build a massive natural gas project, a top administration official said Monday.

The Jan. 6 committee hearings are getting a lot of attention, but polls show Americans are essentially evenly split over whether former President Donald Trump should be indicted.

Listen to local, five-minute stories about moments of boldness and courage.

In the United States there's lots of discussion about when the coronavirus will finally become endemic the way colds are. But African scientists say that may have already happened on their continent.

Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas political leader, is dead after a targeted raid in Iran, according to the group. And, Simone Biles leads Team USA to win all-round gymnastics gold.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Democrat of California, about this week's Jan. 6 hearing. It's the committee's first since July.