Morning Edition

Communications were still down across most of the Pacific Island nation of Tonga after a massive undersea volcano erupted over the weekend, making damage assessments difficult.

Coronavirus cases are still at pandemic highs with more than 800,000 new cases reported daily. But there are signs this surge may begin to abate soon, and some places may already be past their peak.

The Municipal Transportation Agency texts drivers when a car is about to be towed — move it and save $500. The text also means you were ticketed, and there's no warning to save you from that fine.

A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars found decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, the new scientific report says. The compounds were the result of water.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to political strategist Matt Bennett on President Biden's messaging challenges, and what's needed to advance the White House agenda.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a historical landslide election two years ago. But now he's fighting for his political life.

As COVID hospitalizations surge, hospitals in southern states can no longer avoid paying competitive wages for traveling nurses, and that creates tension with local nurses who are usually paid less.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap about the moral and financial dilemmas surrounding professional athletes and vaccines.

The FBI has identified the British man it says took hostages at a Texas synagogue. The pace of omicron infections may be subsiding. Britain's prime minister is fighting for his political life.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins about the issues facing the Internal Revenue Service — including a potential crisis this year.