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A new at-home test for the coronavirus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The test will cost about $30 and will be available over-the-counter, according to the company who makes it, Ellume.

FDA Authorizes 1st Home Coronavirus Test That Doesn't Require A Prescription

The new tests produce results completely at home within 15 minutes. Experts say they could be a 'game-changer' in helping people find out quickly if they need to isolate.

Shipping containers can't be emptied and refilled fast enough to keep up with demand

Shipping containers aren't much more than steel boxes. But they have become increasingly valuable during the worldwide supply chain crisis.

Joel Fitzgerald is currently the chief of police for the Fort Worth Police Department, a position he's held since 2015. He is the mayor's leading candidate to become the top cop in Baltimore.

Baltimore's New Police Commissioner Would Be City's 5th In 4 Years

The Baltimore Police Department's reputation is in tatters with the community after a series of scandals ranging from officer misconduct to corruption.

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers has spent much of her decades-long career commissioning new works by contemporary composers.

Three albums in 3 months? No sweat for violinist Anne Akiko Meyers

The ambitious violinist has an insatiable appetite for new music, much of which she's commissioned herself.

A medical technician fills a syringe from a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year.

She Says She Was Fired For Saying That Teens Don't Need Parental Consent For Vaccines

In addition to her ouster, Dr. Michelle Fiscus says Tennessee is stopping all of its vaccination outreach efforts for teens and children – not only for COVID-19 but also for other illnesses.

A Daughter Explores Her Father's PTSD, From Vietnam Until Today

NPR's Kara Frame traces her father's PTSD, and those of his Army comrades, back to a terrible battle in Vietnam. In a short documentary film, she also explores the impact it's had on their families.

Educate, Don't Immigrate

Commentator Gary Beach argues a pending bill to grant H1B visas to an additional 200,000 mostly Asian high tech workers won't solve the problem of a persistent shortage. He says drawing high tech workers from Asia also antagonizes that region, which needs people to start its own industries.

Why Didn't They Talk?

David Bar-Ilan is the director of Communications and Policy Planning for the Israeli Government. He talks with Robert about why the tunnel was completed without first talking to Palestinian authorities in the middle of the night. He claims that there was a gentleman's agreement with religious authorities about excavations some months ago, and he doesn't believe the current conflict was caused by the tunnel.

U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands Peter Hoekstra had a tense news conference Wednesday when Dutch reporters pressed him on anti-Muslim comments he made in 2015.

State Dept. Won't Say New Diplomat's Claim Of 'No-Go Zones' In Europe Was Wrong

Ambassador Pete Hoekstra wouldn't say his claim that Muslims in the Netherlands had "no-go zones" and politicians were "being burned" was unfounded, but he apologized for the statement.

Dean R. Gladden, managing director of the Alley Theatre, gives a tour of areas of the theatre that were damaged by flooding during Hurricane Harvey.

Hurricane Harvey Flooded Houston's Theater District, But It Won't Stop The Shows

Bayou water and sewage flooded the city's opera, ballet, and theater companies, ruining wigs, costumes and props. Losses and costs to rebuild may total more than $60 million.

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