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An unreleased CDC review obtained by NPR shows that lab officials knew an early coronavirus test kit had a high failure rate. They decided not to recall it and sent it to the nation's labs anyway.

Latino voters helped to shape the presidential race in different ways. For the first time, Latinos became the second-biggest voting demographic after white people, and that has major implications.

Whoever wins the presidential election will govern a deeply divided U.S. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch who says politics should be de-emphasized.

A park ranger learned that a group with cooking pots was hiking toward Yellowstone National Park's Shoshone Geyser Basin. The ranger found two whole chickens in a burlap sack.

An NPR analysis shows that the majority of counties with the highest COVID-19 death rates showed stronger support for Trump in 2020 than they did four years ago.

The U.S. recorded nearly 122,000 new daily coronavirus cases, a sharp uptick over the previous day that saw the country's first six-figure increase since the start of the pandemic.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has taken the lead in Pennsylvania over President Donald Trump.

Fighting climate change is a big messy task that will take a lot of work. This hour, TED's Science Curator David Biello joins Manoush to share some promising and fascinating solutions.

The airport opened in 1948 and is closing as Berlin's new international hub opens after a series of delays. Although COVID-19 has hampered travel, Germans are visiting Tegel to relive old memories.

Multiple school districts have already canceled classes for Monday, in anticipation of a hurricane that could bring storm surges of up to four feet. The governor has declared a state of emergency.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says his considerations include diversity, geography, electability and political compatibility. "Diversity is a given," says one of his advisers.

With official withdrawal looming, collaboration on global health issues was more difficult. Biden faces a challenging road to re-establish ties — and a U.S. leadership role.

The hitmaker, now celebrating 30 years into her career, has released a memoir — The Meaning of Mariah Carey —as detailed and entertaining as her songs.

Candidate Biden heartened asylum-seekers stranded at the border with calls for a more humane policy. But a President Biden will be tested by the continued arrival of migrants from Central America.

Joe Biden is the president-elect, but President Trump still hasn't conceded the race. Even though there's no evidence of widespread fraud, Trump is still questioning the legitimacy of the election.

Kamala Harris' husband will not only become the first "second gentleman" but will also be the first Jewish person married to a president or vice president.

In We Keep the Dead Close,author Becky Cooper revisits the killing of Harvard graduate student Jane Britton. The 440+ page book is overstuffed with suspects, motives, red herrings and interviews.

Gov. Gary Herbert has declared a new state of emergency, limiting social gatherings and putting K-12 extracurricular activities on hold for the next two weeks.

Can Joe Biden convince enough Republicans to back the federal LGBTQ+ protections he promised?

Numbers out of South Carolina on Monday showed between 80% and 100% of acute care hospital beds were occupied in about a dozen counties, with 88 hospitals reporting. But officials said those numbers were not as alarming as they seemed.