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A wartime mandate is shifting the FBI's mission and training. NPR's John McChesney recently visited the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., and found the bureau on a crash course to address the challenge of terrorism.

My 6-year-old has been exposed to SARS-CoV-2 at least four times and never tested positive. Many people fall into that category. Researchers have theories about why they've been able to ward it off.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine Gounder about the evolving guidance around COVID and the tools we have to fight it.

The Mayor of a Ukrainian town who was briefly taken hostage by Russian forces has emerged in France. He talks about what it was like being held by Russian soldiers and why he thinks he was released.

Ancient ruins hidden in Peru's highlands hold clues to a fundamental question: Why did humans finally settle down and start to form civilizations? Join Morning Edition and NPR's Alex Chadwick on the latest Radio Expedition as he explores the lost temples and decaying fortresses of the Pukara.

Athletes and Salt Lake City residents are comforted by the unprecedented security planned for the Winter Olympics, but many remain worried about terrorism. Others are uneasy about the militaristic atmosphere. Howard Berkes reports.

Neil Leifer's shots of Muhammad Ali and other sports figures won him global renown. On Weekend Edition Sunday, Leifer reflects on more than 40 years as a photographer for Sports Illustrated and Time magazine. His book, The Best of Leifer (Abbeville Press; ISBN: 0789207125), looks at his long career.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is taking advantage of the attention the Olympics is getting to explain its tenets. While trying to dispel some myths, the church is being careful not to proselytize.

Have Americans' attitudes towards immigrants changed since Sept. 11? NPR's Mara Liasson reports, as NPR's immigration series continues.

NPR News offers a six-part series exploring changing attitudes about immigration after the Sept. 11 attacks. In this segment, NPR's Phillip Davis reports that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has become one of the nation's biggest jailers.