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Simone Popperl is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First. She joined the network in March 2019, and since then has pitched and edited stories on everything from the legacy of burn pits in Iraq, to never-ending "infrastructure week," to California towns grappling with climate change, to American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's ascendance to the top of her sport. She led Noel King's reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Steve Inskeep's reporting from swing states in the lead up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and Leila Fadel's field reporting from Kentucky on the end of Roe v. Wade.

COVID-19 increase in Iowa and Woodbury County, GOP voters support Gov. Reynolds, Gov. Noem faces primary challenge, heart warning for women

The department says Florida Career College broke the rules to help students qualify for federal student loans, many of whom later dropped out with steep debts and no certificate to show for it.

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with New York Times columnist Joe Nocera about the increasing volume of criticism surrounding the NCAA and its governance of college sports. Nocera will be in Atlanta, covering the start of the Final Four tournament.

An estimated crowd of 300 joined together for peace and healing in downtown Sioux City Thursday afternoon after the death of George Floyd in…

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — the third longest run of all time.

The moves comes despite an order from the top U.N. court for Israel to halt its offensive in southern Gaza.

An adult literacy program teaches parents and guardians in northeast Nebraska valuable life and education skills.

A Sioux City man is accused of vandalism at Grandview Park in Sioux City. This morning, officers responded to a report of someone spray painting graffiti…

In response to the western push of slavery, a new liberal party emerges.