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Pfizer and Moderna, the two leading companies developing a potential coronavirus vaccine, claim their mRNA vaccines are over 90 percent effective.

This year the beloved holiday comes on the heels of a national movement demanding racial justice. One Native American leader says that "people want to resolve the burdens of our history."

A new plea deal with the Justice Department is the second time the family-owned company admitted criminal schemes to boost Oxycontin sales. Despite their hands-on role, the Sacklers face no charges.

The comedian said he was snared in an unfair contract years ago, which allows Comedy Central to profit off the show without compensating him.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged in the shooting deaths of protesters in August, is free on $2 million bail. The money was raised mostly by right-wing donors, who portray him as a hero.

As states certify votes, President Trump continues to insist his efforts to stay in office will prevail. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with election law expert Justin Levitt on the long-term implications.

Hospitals are figuring out how to administer drugs that are designed to treat people with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms. The drugs are in short supply, and there is no guarantee they will work.

A Vatican investigation into church leaders' failings that allowed the rise of a now-disgraced former U.S. cardinal has led some Catholics to call for "difficult reckoning" with the sainted pope.

Everything in sports has been jumbled up and turned around because of the COVID-19 virus. But as WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson says in his On My Mind commentary, college football has been the craziest quilt of all. And this week, it means you can have football for brunch.

More than 70 local public health officials have resigned or been fired since the start of the pandemic. They're over-worked and the subject of harassment from community leaders and residents.

Student debt is a major barrier for many people when it comes to buying a house, switching careers or starting a family. NPR discusses how President-elect Biden might help Americans with this debt.

In a major reversal, the Trump administration has denied a permit for the massive Pebble Mine project in Alaska. The Army Corps of Engineers said it was "contrary to the public interest."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jay Singh of Simple Flying about the increase in the number of airline passengers during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday at age 60. NPR remembers his life and legacy.

It's been almost three months since officials in Washington state first appealed to the Trump administration for millions in federal aid to help a town that was destroyed by a wildfire on Labor Day.

A ransomware attack has shut down schools in Maryland's Baltimore County system. All online learning came to a standstill Wednesday when hackers locked down the school district's computer systems.

President Trump has pardoned his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. It was announced on Twitter.

One of the first artists to introduce North American audiences to her style of Latin American music, the folk singer was named a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.

President Trump has issued a pardon to his former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn who pled guilty to lying to the FBI and then recanted.

About half of Defense Dept. installations worldwide have implemented travel restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect America's fighting forces. It's making for a tough holiday.