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NPR's A Martinez talks to John Bozzella, president of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, about what stricter fuel economy and emissions standards mean for the U.S. auto industry.

Edith Murway holds the Guinness World Record for oldest competitive weightlifter. She turns 100 on Sunday. Murway started powerlifting at 91.

By almost any metric, the scope of disinformation in America has gotten steadily worse in recent years. But the deplatforming of Trump, and a subsequent dip in lies online, gives room for optimism.

Brazil is seeing a record number of coronavirus deaths as a new variant overwhelms the health care system. Over 1,900 deaths on Wednesday marked the second day in a row of record deaths.

Many U.S. doctors have received their COVID-19 vaccines, but nearly a third are foreign-born with family in countries facing no access to it — a disparity that troubles many as they fight the virus.

Capital & Main's Robin Urevich tells the story for The Indicator from Planet Money of homeless and housing-insecure people who broke into empty government-owned homes in Los Angeles and occupied them.

Jimmy Elidrissi left his native Morocco and came to America with the dream of being a film actor, instead becoming the star of the Waldorf-Astoria as the bellhop for 51 years. He died at 74.

El Paso, Texas, is remembering the 23 people killed during a mass shooting at a Walmart on this day in 2019. The alleged gunman said online that he wanted to stop the "Hispanic invasion" of the state.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. John Heaton of LCMC Health about the uptick in vaccinations in Louisiana amid a surge in coronavirus infections.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Art Acevedo, who serves as Miami's police chief and head of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, about the increase in violence in cities across the country.