Connie Hanzhang Jin

In this election, demographics did not determine how people voted

Domenico Montanaro

Groups that Democrats believed would always turn out in their favor did not do so this year. Here's how the vote shook out in the seven swing states.

The Smithfield feed processing mill producing food for nearby hog-raising farms in Milford, Utah.

China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where

Ximena Bustillo

Chinese companies and individuals own farmland across America. But lawmakers in Washington are pushing to block any purchases that could be connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

Dropping water levels in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine have exposed fishing nets and roots of aquatic plants along the shoreline of the Dnipro river.

Russia is draining a massive Ukrainian reservoir, endangering a nuclear plant

Geoff Brumfiel

Satellite data show water levels plummeting at the Kakhovka Reservoir. The reservoir supplies drinking water, irrigates vast tracts of farmland, and cools Europe's largest nuclear plant.

Here's How The 1st 2020 Census Results Changed Electoral College, House Seats

Hansi Lo Wang

Based on population shifts recorded by the 2020 census, Texas, Florida and North Carolina are among the states gaining representation, while California, New York and Pennsylvania are losing influence.

COMIC: For my job, I check death tolls from COVID. Why am I numb to the numbers?

Connie Hanzhang Jin

Each week I check the latest deaths from COVID-19 for NPR. After a while, I didn't feel any sorrow at the numbers. I just felt numb. I wanted to understand why — and how to overcome that numbness.

COMIC: How Your State Wins Or Loses Political Power Through The Census

Hansi Lo Wang

How much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College is determined through a little-known, once-a-decade process based on the census.

The Jan. 6 attack: The cases behind the biggest criminal investigation in U.S. history

Dina Temple-Raston

More than 1,570 people have been federally charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR tracked each case from the initial charges through sentencing.

How are the COVID-19 vaccine and booster campaigns going in your state?

Pien Huang

The U.S. is striving to vaccinate as many people as possible against COVID-19 — and keep them up-to-date with boosters. But some states are lagging behind. See how yours is faring.

COMIC: How Your State Gets Power Via The Census (And What Trump Wants To Change)

Hansi Lo Wang

A little-known process determines your state's representation in Congress and the Electoral College. Trump wants to try to change it by excluding unauthorized immigrants for the first time in history.

Narrow Wins In These Key States Powered Biden To The Presidency

Connie Hanzhang Jin

Joe Biden topped President Trump by nearly 7 million votes, and 74 votes in the Electoral College, but his victory really was stitched together with narrow margins in key states.