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It's a simple game to guess a five-letter word. People on social media have been very enthusiastic about sharing how well they did.

Health care leaders say disinformation is one of the most dangerous elements of the coronavirus pandemic. NPR looks at how and why disinformation is taking hold and discusses its consequences.

Commissioner Bud Selig announces an investigation into alleged steroid use by Major League Baseball players. Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell will lead the effort. A recent book alleging steroid use by star player Barry Bonds helped push officials to take action.

NPR Correspondent Howard Berkes covered the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens and has reported on changes at the volcano since. In an essay for NPR.org, Berkes recalls the massive blast of May 18, 1980, and its aftermath.

In a remote province in the southeast tip of Poland, surrounded by snow and bare trees, 11 burly men in orange suits are hard at work rebuilding rail tracks first put down in the 19th century.

Austria has become the first Western democracy to require vaccines for nearly all adults. Everyone who isn't exempt will be required to show proof of vaccination during random checks by the police.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with critic Keith Phipps about the poor performance of Pixar's new movie Elemental and what it says about the movie industry.

As a girl, Susan Russo remembers how every Italian-American woman with any pride started cooking "gravy" — tomato sauce with meat — by breakfast on Sundays so it would be ready for a 2 p.m. meal. Russo shares memories of the Sunday dinners of her childhood.

The prisoners are soldiers who were part of a unit that held out for months in Mariupol while being surrounded by Russian forces. Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other in the attack.

Krakow, Poland, has one of the oldest Christmas markets in Europe. NPR correspondent Brian Mann spent a day exploring -- and dancing.