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At least three coronavirus vaccines have been deemed effective. Some Western countries will start vaccination as early as this month. But it's unclear when less wealthy nations will get the vaccines.

Interpol has put out a warning of the threat of fake coronavirus vaccines and theft of genuine ones, saying criminal organizations plan to infiltrate and disrupt supply chains to cash in on vaccines.

President Trump is threatening to veto a bipartisan defense policy bill unless Congress adds language to hold social media sites legally liable for the way they police their platforms.

Surging COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island mean the state might not have enough medical workers to treat all the people hospitalized.

Google's firing of a leading Black researcher on the ethics of artificial intelligence technology is reigniting debate over the tech giant can withstand internal dissent.

In the latest installment of Social Distancing, WFAE's Sarah Delia speaks to a health care worker who is treating COVID-19 patients — not in a hospital, but in their homes.

For the third time in three weeks, a metal monolith has appeared without explanation, this time in Central California. Yet answers are just as scarce as when authorities found the first one in Utah.

The U.S. government says it will issue a vaccine card and use other tools to help millions of Americans follow through with their immunizations against COVID-19.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine about the state's plans for coronavirus vaccine distribution and the difficulty of contact tracing amid a surge in cases.

Kenosha County Circuit Court Commissioner Loren Keating said he found enough probable cause for the case to go forward.

Poet Miguel Algarin, founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, has died at age 79. His Lower East Side performance space was known for its collective of poets, musicians, actors and activists.

President-elect Joe Biden says he's asked Dr. Anthony Fauci to be a chief medical adviser in his administration. Biden has also tapped Brian Deese for a key economic role.

The United Kingdom and Russia both made big announcements on the coronavirus vaccine front this week.

Two people are missing a day after a massive landslide roared through the Alaskan coastal town of Haines amid record rains and wind gusts of up to 65 miles an hour.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Gustavo Faleiros about the unprecedented destruction of the Amazon forest and what it might mean for both Brazil and regional security.

The shooting of a Black teenager by a white middle-aged man who confronted him for playing loud music is causing soul searching in the mostly white community where he lived.

Dinkins, who knew the famous writer, was a longtime resident of Eatonville, Fla., which was founded in 1887 by those who had been enslaved. She helped start the Zora Neale Hurston Festival.

"I feel like healing is coming," New York critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after receiving her shot. "I hope this marks the beginning to the end of a very painful time in our history."

All non-essential in-person activities at North Carolina courts are on hold for 30 days. North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley ordered the move beginning Monday, citing a recent surge in new COVID-19 cases across the state.

Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, has been one of the folks on the front lines over the last 10 months caring for COVID-19 patients, putting herself at risk.