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Moderna says its low-dose pediatric vaccine appears to be safe and provide protection for kids ages 6 months to 6 years, and it is asking the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization.

NATO holds an emergency summit in Brussel. Biden's Supreme Court nominee faces a second day of questions from a Senate panel. Legal fights over Ohio's redistricting are about to come to a head.

A China Eastern Airlines plane with 132 passengers and crew aboard crashed on Monday west of Hong Kong. Authorities don't yet know why the Boeing 737 went down.

Russia's attempts to convince the world that its invasion of Ukraine is justified have mostly fallen flat in the U.S. But a recent disinformation campaign has gained some traction.

Biden's Supreme Court nominee will spend hours fielding questions from a Senate panel. The U.N. says 10 million Ukrainians have fled. A Chinese airline plane crashes into mountains in southern China.

President Biden will talk to China's president about the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia strikes targets in western Ukraine. Moderna is asking the FDA to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine.

In an interview with NPR, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the top U.S. diplomat, warns of the further devastation of Ukrainian cities.

Russian forces conducted strikes against two cities in western Ukraine. That's far from the main fighting fronts in the two-week-old war. Is it signaling a shift in Russia's strategy?

President Biden on Friday speaks to House Democrats at their retreat in Philadelphia — as the party plans its message for the midterm elections.

Members of the Sackler family didn't respond as people confronted them during a court hearing about the harm caused by their company Purdue Pharma and its highly addictive pain medication OxyContin.

Russian forces extend their battlefield in Ukraine. House Democrats are plotting their way forward to the November elections. Victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family.

Consumer prices surge 7.9% in February from a year ago, keeping inflation at a 40-year high.

South Korean voters chose a politically inexperienced conservative as president, in the nation's tightest race ever. He has promised a tougher line on North Korea, and a closer alliance with the U.S.

With masks coming off in schools, day care centers and other places, many parents of young children are getting especially anxious and want to get their kids vaccinated. Pediatric trials continue.

A maternity hospital in Ukraine was hit with direct strike. A survey takes the pulse of the professionals responsible for voting in America. Kids under 5 still aren't eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.

The U.S. rejects Poland's offer to provide warplanes for Ukraine's military. The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are coming home. The jury finds Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty.

Florida's Senate is preparing to pass a bill that bans any discussion of sexual orientation in schools from kindergarten through third grade. Republican supporters say it's about parental rights.

After decades of failed attempts, Congress passed legislation making lynching a federal crime. It's estimated that more than 4,000 Black Americans were lynched since the late 19th Century.

Where do diplomatic talks stand in the efforts to end the war in Ukraine? U.S. gas prices surge to above $4 a gallon. A bill to make lynching a federal hate crime is on its way to President Biden.

Former Attorney General William Barr spoke with NPR about his new memoir, former President Trump's election lies and why he thinks Trump shouldn't try to return to the White House.