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Coronavirus cases are surging in Michigan. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, Michigan's chief medical executive, about the state's decision not to implement new restrictions.

Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement Thursday. President Biden says he hasn't decided who will fill the vacancy, but says he will keep his promise to name a Black woman to the bench.

Democrats debated in Las Vegas, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency issued a report on Iran's nuclear program, and the Senate deadlocked on a funding bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Scott Simon discusses the week's top stories with NPR Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr.

China is expected to reach a milestone when the giant reservoir behind Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River reaches its maximum height this year. But officials and residents alike have expressed concerns that the project could lead to environmental disasters.

In the first of a series of interviews with strategists who suggest plans to end U.S. involvement in Iraq, Zbigniew Brzezinski -- national security advisor to President Carter -- details a four-point program for disengagement.

Jennifer Sey was on a path to potentially become the next Levi's CEO. Instead, she is out, igniting a debate over corporations and speech.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic, about his profile of Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America struck Anchorage, Alaska. It sent tsunami waves rushing down the northwest coast to Crescent City, Calif.

With experienced military officers and sergeants opting to end their careers early, Pentagon officials are now considering new bonuses and incentives to persuade them to stay. The Pentagon says the active-duty Army and the National Guard are exceeding their overall recruiting goals.

The United States says Iran is involved in attacks targeting American forces in Iraq. A top State Department official calls the situation "very serious," but says tensions with Iran can be resolved diplomatically.