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The four people on the Inspiration4 space mission are set to splash down this weekend off Florida. Should the all-civilian crew be considered astronauts?

A Food and Drug Administration panel voted against giving most Americans a third Pfizer vaccine despite President Biden's plan to provide a COVID-19 booster to anyone over the age of 16.

Dr. Wahid Majrooh tells NPR that millions of dollars in aid has been frozen, some health workers are leaving the country and there's a shortage of key medical supplies.

About a quarter of U.S. health care workers have refused the COVID-19 vaccine as of July. They share demographic traits with other unvaccinated people and are putting hospitals in a tough spot.

Sources tell NPR that the Biden administration is close to announcing its pick to run the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the $11 trillion mortgage market.

Scott Simon questions the automatic aldermanic pay raises in Chicago even as three aldermen face criminal charges in federal court.

Screenwriter Sarah Burgess focused the new series on three of the women at the center of the scandal. And in the process, she gives people a story different from what they think they know.

Scott Simon speaks with author Percival Everett about his latest novel, "The Trees."

Scott Simon talks to Justin Chon about his new movie, "Blue Bayou," which he wrote, stars and directs.

Scott Simon speaks to Columbia Law School's Priyanka Motaparthy about civilian casualties in U.S. drone strikes.