Elena Burnett

A man wearing a face mask walks past the Olympic Rings ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Games are scheduled to begin this week in Japan despite a global rise in coronavirus cases.

Despite Positive COVID Cases, Team USA CEO Says Athletes Are Ready To Compete

Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Team USA CEO Sarah Hirshland about prepping for this year's Olympics in Tokyo and what the event will look like with COVID-19 precautions such as having no spectators.

Mrs. Mallard returned to Steve Stuttard's ninth story balcony this year to lay her eggs. Stuttard kept watch and helped make sure that all 11 ducklings made it down to the water where they happily swam away with Mrs. Mallard.

Duck Tales: Man Uses Naval Skills To Get 11 Ducklings Down 9 Stories

Elena Burnett

Operation Mallard 2 is complete after Steve Stuttard helped Mrs. Mallard get her 11 ducklings down nine stories from his apartment balcony to a nearby canal.

Heinz, the country's largest ketchup supplier, promised to up ketchup production by 25% to make up for the shortage.

Heinz Promises To Catch Up To Americans' Demand Amid Ketchup Packet Shortage

Elena Burnett

The pandemic is causing another new, yet uniquely American, shortage — ketchup. Heinz says it has to up its production by 25% to meet the demand for the popular condiment.