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The massive bill includes money for stimulus checks, jobless benefits and business loans. But it also includes protections for health care consumers and money for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, important provisions that could easily be overlooked because of the size of the bill.

In a year without live theater performances, illustrator Kaz Fantone reminisces about growing up with ballet, playing different roles from the holiday classic and gender identity.

The Russian opposition leader posed as a national security agent during a 45-minute phone call to extract information from a spy who was reportedly involved in Navalny's August poisoning.

Hawaii is using some of its CARES Act money to create a version of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The state is now trying to spend the last of the funds before the deadline later this month.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control says the COVID-19 variant spreading across England appears to be more contagious. Scientists examine what that means for the rest of the world.

The "unabashedly sentimental" romantic tearjerker was the highest grossing movie of 1970. Since then it's inspired countless ugly cries — and plenty of parodies, too.

Little Richard saw a depth and possibility for American culture, for black genius, that he could not fully see for himself. It's up to us to continue the work.

The measure affects millions of Americans. Among other things, it extends additional unemployment benefits of $300 a week through early Spring. Many economists believe additional aid will be needed.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an executive order making it easier for businesses to sell alcohol without customers having to show up in person.

Hopes from the Arab Spring have mostly been dashed. But the era led to "a radical change in the way people think about the authorities, the state, and about their rights," says an Egyptian journalist.

On Monday evening, Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer to each other in the sky than they have for hundreds of years, in what has become known as the "Great Conjunction."

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board voted 8-1 Tuesday to keep all students out of classrooms until Jan. 19 -- including prekindergarteners and special education students who had been scheduled to return in person on Jan. 5.

Research is underway to determine if children should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Roberta DeBiasi of Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

How should the U.S. respond to the massive computer hack into government networks and private companies? This has been a recurring question in the cyber age, and there is still no clear playbook.

An anonymous person has been playing the role of Secret Santa in eastern Idaho. Diana Boldman and her husband Cameron were included on this year's nice list. They were given a 2019 Hyundai Tuscon.

Monoclonal antibodies to prevent severe COVID-19 aren't being used as widely as expected. Medical staff shortages and patient transportation problems are two of the reasons.

With the percentage of Black lawyers stagnant over the last 10 years and clients demanding more diverse lawyers, a lot needs to be done to diversify a profession that is 86% white.

Congress has passed a long-debated measure to stop health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance. Here's how the new protection works.

A man near Sacramento, Calif., put on a Santa suit and took off in a motorized parachute. The fire department said he was trying to deliver candy canes to children. His aircraft, however, lost power.

The rebuilt Hawthorne Lane bridge over Independence Boulevard in Charlotte has reopened to vehicles after three and a half years of construction and contractor delays. That means testing can begin next month on Charlotte Area Transit System's Gold Line streetcar extension.