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Navy Capt. Brett Crozier is pictured in November 2019 on the USS Roosevelt. Navy officials have not ruled out reinstating him. He was fired as commander of the aircraft carrier after complaining wasn't getting enough help containing the coronavirus on board.

Navy Not Ruling Out Reinstating USS Roosevelt Skipper Who Complained About Coronavirus

As Capt. Brett Crozier, infected with the coronavirus, remains in Guam after being sacked from his command of the aircraft carrier, defense officials say his reinstatement is "not off the table."

How The Coronavirus Could Shape Fashion Choices

NPR's Michel Martin talks with fashion historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell about how Covid-19 could change people's style choices.

Supplies sit on a check-in desk at a model of a hypothetical injection site in San Francisco, pictured here in September 2018. Local leaders from San Francisco are among a dozen local officials urging a federal court to allow an effort to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia.

Leaders From 13 States Urge Federal Court To Allow Supervised Injection Sites

The Justice Department has mounted a legal challenge to block the effort, claiming such a site violates federal drug laws and would enable opioid users.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May smiles during a press conference inside 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May says if politicians reject her Brexit deal, it will set the country on "a path of deep and grave uncertainty." Defiant in the face of mounting criticism, May said Thursday she believed "with every fiber of my being" that the deal her government struck with the European Union was the right one. (Matt Dunham, Pool/AP)

International Roundtable: Brexit, Khashoggi And Saudi Arabia, APEC Summit

Our global roundtable returns, with the top news you need to know from around the world.

Cathy Judd-Stein is the new chairwoman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.

New Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chair Gets Started With 'Full Plate'

The new boss at the Massachusetts Gaming commission chairs her first meeting this week with no shortage of issues to tackle.Governor Charlie Baker's pick…

Bipartisan lawmakers agreed to a spending deal to provide more federal resources for border security, including for physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, similar to the one pictured in Tijuana, Mexico.

Congress Awaits Final Border Bill With Shutdown Deadline Looming

House and Senate leaders aim to vote by the Friday deadline on a seven-bill spending package that includes a $1.375 billion in funding for 55 miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.

The International Grand Committee with representation from 9 Parliaments and Mark Zuckerberg in non-attendance. Lawmakers from nine countries grilled Facebook executive, Richard Allan, on Tuesday as part of an international hearing at Britain's parliament on disinformation and "fake news." Facebook's vice president for policy solutions, answered questions in place of his boss, CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who ignored repeated requests to appear. (Gabriel Sainhas/House of Commons via AP)

Facing Backlash Again: Facebook Up Against Political Pressure Over Data, Disinformation

Facebook in the hot seat — again. Lawmakers from around the world grill a top executive over its role in election meddling and spreading disinformation.

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus perform onstage at the 2019 BET Awards.

Lil Nas X Lassos The Record For Longest-Running No. 1 Song In U.S. Chart History

The song's now-unparalleled success is, more than anything else, a pure expression of how the Internet is now everything. Welcome to the future, y'all.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the American University in Cairo on Thursday that was a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration's Mideast policies.

In Cairo, Pompeo Slams Obama's Mideast Policies, Says Era Of 'American Shame Is Over'

The top U.S. diplomat accused the Obama administration of making crucial errors that worsened a string of crises in the region, from the Arab Spring to ISIS.

Tim Morrison, a key aide on the White House's National Security Council, is expected to leave his post imminently.

Trump's Russia Director To Leave National Security Council Amid Impeachment Inquiry

Tim Morrison, a White House official asked to testify Thursday in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, is expected to leave the National Security Council imminently, three sources told NPR.

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