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People sit under Delta sign at Salt Lake City International Airport on July 1, 2021. Delta Air Lines won't force employees to get vaccinated, but it's going to make unvaccinated workers pay a $200 monthly charge.

Delta Air Lines Is Going To Start Charging Unvaccinated Employees $200 Per Month

Delta will not mandate employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, but its CEO says the charge is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained on Sunday upon his arrival in Moscow. He had spent nearly the last five months recovering in Germany after being poisoned in August.

Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Detained After Returning To Russia Following Poisoning

Russian authorities detained the country's top opposition leader after he landed in Moscow on a flight from Berlin. Navalny had been gone nearly five months since he was poisoned last August.

Vice President Pence, seen during a press conference at the White House on Sept. 28, will begin a campaign tour through key swing states following the vice presidential debate on Wednesday.

How Trump's Coronavirus Infection Changes The Campaign's Final Weeks

Vice President Pence and other top Trump surrogates will hold in-person campaign events during a tour through key swing states.

Here's What 'All Things Considered' Sounds Like — In Blackbird Song

A Finnish computer scientist had a dream that a blackbird was speaking to her in human language. So she devised a computer program to transform the sounds of the human voice into birdsong.

<p>Would you remember exactly what was in this salad more than a week after eating it?</p>

When Forgettable Salads Cause A Deadly Outbreak

The E. coli outbreak that sickened more than 4,300 people in May and June had epidemiologists scrambling to find the contaminated vegetables that caused it. What made it difficult, they say in a new paper, is that people had trouble remembering what exactly was in the salads they ate. In this case, the culprit turned out to be fenugreek seeds, but it was a long road to get there.

Medical Schools Say Magazine's Ratings Get An Incomplete

U.S. News & World Report's ratings count when it comes to marketing to prospective medical students and fundraising, med school deans acknowledge. But they take the rankings less seriously as a scientific gauge of what actually goes on at their schools.

This screen shot taken from NASA's website shows an undated image of Stewart David Nozette, who has been in jail since he was arrested in 2009.

U.S. Scientist Pleads Guilty To Espionage Charge

Stewart David Nozette, who had high-level security clearances during decades of government work, admitted in federal court that he tried to sell classified information to an undercover FBI agent posing as an Israeli spy. He faces a sentence of 13 years in prison as part of a plea deal.

Alabama players celebrates with their trophy after the BCS National Championship college football game against LSU on Monday.

After Defeating LSU, Alabama Overwhelmingly Ranked No. 1 In AP Poll

In the minds of sports writers polled by the AP, Alabama's 21-0 win over LSU eclipsed its previous loss.

Big Education Grants Threatened By Teacher Spats

Teachers and school districts say they agree better teacher evaluations are needed, but they can't agree on the details. Disputes in Hawaii and New York could lead to revocation of lucrative federal grants and also force the Department of Education to take aggressive action.

Throwing An Oscar Bash? Here Are Some Ideas

If you're rolling out your own red carpet tonight, we have tips on how to keep your guests full of Oscar-themed food, drinks and challenging trivia.

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