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An advisory panel will give the FDA its opinion on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. The Federal Reserve projects stronger economic growth next year. Plus, Google is again facing antitrust charges.

If you haven't ordered gifts online yet, it may be too late to get them delivered by Christmas. More consumers are shopping online this year and holiday demand is exceeding delivery capacity.

Thursday's hearing was the first time members of the Sackler family faced a public accounting for their alleged role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

In large parts of California, hospitals are scrambling to bolster staffing as ICUs fill up and hospitals are overwhelmed. The state is requesting federal help and seeking medical staff from overseas.

Researchers say the pandemic is largely to blame for this year's drastic enrollment declines, but college-going has also been on a decade-long downward trend.

Major League Baseball has finally decided that players from the Negro Leagues should be considered Major Leaguers. All 3,400 players — from 1920 to 1948 — will be elevated to MLB status.

Many communities are locking down again due to the case surges, giving scientists more of a chance to see how that's changing the environment. They're finding it's affecting air and water quality.

Instead of banning indoor dining due to COVID-19, Massachusetts is squeezing restaurants with ever-tightening restrictions. Cornwall's Tavern is one of many opting to close for a short while instead.

Hayley Orlinsky began selling the bracelets to raise money after she found out hospitals were low on personal protective equipment. The New York Times reports she's sold around 9,000 bracelets.

Bennett College has been granted candidate status with TRACS, Trans National Association of Christian Colleges and Schools accrediting organization, and is on its way to getting full TRACS accreditation. Bennett College president Suzanne Walsh explains what the new candidate status with TRACS means.

The vice president is scheduled to get the vaccine in an event that will be publicly broadcast, as public officials seek to calm public fears surrounding a vaccine.

Common devices to measure oxygen in the blood don't work as well in people with darker skin, according to a new study. They are useful, but experts warn readings should be interpreted more carefully.

"Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable (the sixth, or possibly even a seventh) from each vial," the FDA said Wednesday.

If the vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, the immunization campaign is expected to begin with border officers and other essential workers at the beginning of 2021.

An advisory panel meets Thursday to give the FDA guidance about granting an Emergency Use Authorization for Moderna's vaccine. If granted, it would be the second COVID-19 vaccine available in the U.S.

Growing up in a progressive city, Ludwig van Beethoven embraced the ideals of the Enlightenment, the philosophical movement that shook Europe and helped shape the composer's music.

A police officer and a suspect were killed in a shootout Wednesday night at a fast food restaurant in Concord that also injured a second officer.

They turned their van into a mini dining room, complete with a checkered tablecloth and string lights. They can roll up to a restaurant parking lot and have meals delivered to the back of the van.

Data also show more than 230,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday and that 113,090 Americans were hospitalized with the virus — a number that's been on the rise earlier this month.

From Sharon Jones to Amy Grant — and from Los Lobos to a fervent pair of hamsters — we revisit more than a decade's worth of seasonal Tiny Desk performances.