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Two National Health Service workers with long histories of severe allergies received the Pfizer, BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Tuesday. Both are now recovering after bad reactions to the dose.

A mainstay in Broadway musicals, her standout turnas Roxie Hart in Chicagoin 1977 earned her widespread praise. She reprised the role in 1996 and won a Tony.

The vaccine was found to be 95% effective in an updated study analysis. Safety data required by the Food and Drug Administration showed no serious concerns, the company said.

Partisan views are shaping opinions of the economy as the nation slowly digs its way out of the coronavirus recession.

Stampede Meat argues the closure violates President Trump's April 28 executive order, which aims to keep meat packing plants open during the pandemic.

Researchers at North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T University have found that Hispanic communities are at a greater risk for mental health challenges during the pandemic.

At a virtual meeting of the G20, the German chancellor said she was worried about vaccine availability.

South Korean lawmakers say intelligence officials briefed them on the North's tough pandemic rules, including a Pyongyang lockdown and an execution of an official caught breaking restrictions.

President Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto of New York to head the Army National Guard. Taluto had commanded a Guard unit in Iraq and during that time, a soldier under his command killed an American officer in the unit. Now the widow of the dead officer is calling on the Senate Armed Services Committee to block Taluto's appointment.

The Dow tumbled more than 900 points as COVID-19 cases surge in the United States and Europe, while next week's election is only adding to the uncertainty over the economy.

"We are hopeful for change and that we start building more bridges instead of walls," says Ronald Rael, one of the designers of the project.

Tom Cole, senior editor on NPR's Arts Desk, is retiring after 33 years of shepherding thousands of arts pieces to broadcast. NPR bids him farewell.

The Customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C. have pretty much seen it all. This holiday season, they'll be keeping an eye out for everything from live animals to cocaine-stuffed chicken.

Mattel's Barbie brand has been recreating some of the world's most inspiring women. The newest doll in the 'Inspiring Women' collection is the late famed author and poet Dr. Maya Angelou.

"I expect the company to deliver the 400 million doses as agreed," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The Chinese state news agency said the BBC had "undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity." Britain stripped the license for CGTN, the Chinese global television network, last week.

By the time he started his latest weeklong run at the New York club, the alto saxophonist had just turned 84. He's been based in New York for 60-odd years, during which time he's become a jazz legend.

The first album recorded live at the Vanguard was made in 1956. Noisy but soothing, simple but dense, tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen's trio is primed to confront jazz history's shadow on its home turf.

In three collaborations in the late 1950s, Gil Evans and Miles Davis steered their projects into a new era for jazz. Terence Blanchard plays Davis' role with commitment and emotion in this set.

We celebrate 25 Years of democracy in South Africa by focusing on the trailblazers that stayed during the brutal era of apartheid, featuring Herbie Tsoaeli and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.