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The virus that causes COVID-19 can cause strokes, inflammation, oxygen deprivation and infection in the brain. And each of these may lead to long-term neurological problems.

Scientists who conducted the study say they couldn't determine exactly why the rate was higher but suggested that repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injuries may play a role.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is working to tamp down internal feuds and shift members to talking about inflation and other issues that he believes will help his party return to the majority.

Bloomberg Businessweek journalist Claire Suddath explains why child care is so unaffordable in the U.S. and why attempts to provide federal funding for care keep failing in Congress.

The medals were given for acts of "gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty." Two were awarded posthumously, including one to the first Black recipient since the Vietnam War.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., about his role on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Haitian migrants who crossed into Mexico from Guatemala are being prevented by Mexican authorities from traveling north to the U.S. The migrants say they are treated much worse than Latino migrants.

NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary remembering other events in 1971. The band T. Rex overhauled their musical style and released Electric Warrior, an album that became the cornerstone of glam rock.

Marvel's latest superhero film, Spider-Man: No Way Home finds its hero battling foes he thought he'd already vanquished.

Bruce Springsteen has reportedly sold Sony his masters for a value north of $500 million. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Billboard's Melinda Newman on why music icons have recently decided to cash in.