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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christi Grimm of the Department of Health and Human Services about dealing with the pandemic and navigating the ups and downs of the Trump administration.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with singer-songwriter Mia Doi Todd about displacement, her forthcoming album and the artist she is grateful for: Thundercat.

Air quality is awful in New Delhi in winter. Smoke from the fireworks of the Hindu festival of lights adds to the problem. That's a cause for concern during a pandemic caused by a respiratory virus.

County election boards across North Carolina meet Friday to canvass and certify their election results. In an election where more than one million North Carolinians voted by mail, the ability of the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots on time has been a huge concern.

County boards of election are inching closer to certifying the results of the general elections, but first, at least one board has to address voter challenges.

More than 1,500 inmates and prison staff have died from from the coronavirus so far, according to a UCLA study.

Tropical Storm Eta made landfall for the fourth time when it hit Florida's Gulf Coast. Some areas in southern Florida could see up to 25 inches of rainfall total from this storm.

U.S. cities are facing an increase in the number of homeless residents. The housing crisis in Philadelphia led to an unusual agreement to allow some homeless people to move into vacant houses.

An appeals court ruled in favor of Harvard University in a suit alleging that its admissions process discriminated against Asian Americans.

Cicadas can stay totally dry in the pouring rain. One researcher is trying to figure out how they do that. This finding may lead to interesting new materials for humans.

In the two decades since the Taliban lost power, Afghan women have made enormous progress. Today, they play soccer in a Kabul stadium, but they fear the government will cave in to Taliban demands.

The Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to several companies that marketed an unproven drug to treat COVID-19. Sales of the nonapproved drug, thymosin alpha-1, were first reported by NPR.

Novant Health on Wednesday announced it’s raising its minimum wage from $12.50 per hour to $15 per hour. The Winston-Salem-based health system said the change takes effect in January and is expected to benefit more than 2,000 team members, including nearly 1,300 in the Charlotte area.

Campaign finance watchdogs say prospective donors would be wise to scroll to the bottom of campaign donation requests to find out where their money would really go.

Larry Rolf and Denny Daniels share an uncommon bond: They're best friends who were both married to the same woman — though not at the same time. Their friendship has continued through thick and thin.

The world is nearing a million deaths from COVID-19 — with almost every nation having lost people to the disease. And in the five countries hit badly by the pandemic, the trend remains worrisome.

A group of homeless veterans has been living in tents outside the gates of the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus. Now, the VA is allowing them to camp on the grounds of the facility.

President Trump and his GOP allies are making a series of false claims about how last week's election went. NPR reporters discuss why those claims are false and the larger strategy behind making them.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson of the Marine Corps and his two sons, Kevin and Andrew, who served under him in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Congress has passed a bill recommending that President Trump posthumously awards the Medal of Honor to Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who died from burns in Iraq in 2005.