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The delta variant fuels a sharp rise in U.S. COVID-19 cases. President Biden meets Monday with Iraq's prime minister. The world's leading climate scientists will finalize a comprehensive assessment.

African-Americans fought for years to enter professions that were dominated by white people, like medicine, business and law. Now, experts say some of those gains have leveled off since the recession. Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with The New York Times' Nelson Schwartz, and lawyer Lisa Tatum, about why minorities struggle to gain ground in elite professions.

The CDC is working on a plan to safely reopen the country. Why some U.S. farmers are throwing out good food. And, China shuts down all land crossings with Russia to avoid new COVID-19 cases.

Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal state, is one of Narendra Modi's fiercest critics. She's especially beloved by women and the impoverished. But gaining national traction may be tough.

Biden's State of the Union speech addresses Ukraine, inflation and other topics. A view of the Russia-Ukraine crisis from western Ukraine. A wrap up of some of the races in the Texas primary.

Russia continues to work to get control of eastern Ukraine as the country's forces refuse to surrender.

Buffalo is reeling from a racist attack that killed 10 people. Investigators are looking at a statement posted online in relation to the shooting. The U.S. nears another grim COVID-19 milestone.

Russia is pulling some troops away from Ukraine's capital. Shanghai is going through a staggered COVID lockdown. A technology used to promote misinformation online enters the business world.

A missile hit Kyiv after the U.N. chief finished a news conference. President Biden urges lawmakers to send more money to Ukraine. NPR poll: most parents are happy with what schools are teaching.

President Trump says he ordered strikes against a Syrian air base in response to a chemical weapons attack ordered by Bashar Assad. Also, Trump met with China's President Xi Jinping.