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With more than 48,000 dead, Africa braces for second wave of the virus and the challenge of affording the potential vaccines.(Image credit:...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, about c...

The White House coronavirus task force briefed reporters on Thursday for the first time in months as the Centers for Disease Control and Pre...

For many families, 2020 ended up being a year with fewer child care expenses. Now parents with unspent funds in their dependent care flexibl...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lindsay Wootton of Logan, Utah, who lost her mother and grandfather to COVID-19.

The cull was ordered after a mutated version of the coronavirus was found to have spread among the country's mink herd. It later emerged the...

Arecibo has been a vital resource for radio astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric studies and solar system astronomy. Now, it's set to close...

Inmates must test negative for COVID-19 before their release. No one convicted of a sexual offense or crime of violence is eligible. The mov...

Many faith leaders may believe churches are singled out for blame, but one Baptist pastor in Maine called for safety precautions after membe...

Portland and Seattle were the epicenter of summer protests over police misconduct, which included frequent vandalism and clashes with law en...

If Congress doesn't compromise and pass another relief bill, a new study finds a staggering number of Americans will lose a critical financi...

Researchers analyzed the lingering harms of of decades-old racist lending policies known as redlining. Their project lets you explore the cu...

Climate activists say Biden's staff picks are a sign of his seriousness about tackling the issue. But banning anyone with fossil fuel ties c...

DeVos will be remembered as a loyal lieutenant to President Trump, a hero to school choice advocates and a villain to defrauded student loan...

The coronavirus pandemic continues to rip across the U.S. killing many and infecting hundreds of thousands of people each week. It's also up...

As the U.S. prepares for what will likely be the largest vaccination program in its history, the Trump administration plans to loan $590 mil...

Leaders of the world's biggest economies will meet virtually — depriving Saudi leaders the chance to show off their country. It also might h...

The findings indicate that Australia's special forces soldiers unlawfully killed 39 Afghans nationals or non-combatants during operations fr...

A state report says cases are spiking across all ages, races and ethnicities. Meanwhile, "contact tracing is becoming overwhelmed ... and is...

The United States has surpassed 250,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Major League Baseball has suspended Robinson Cano of the New York Mets for an entire season. He was found to have used an anabolic steroid t...

Officials feared the worst on election day: foreign-inspired disinformation and hacking. It didn't happen. Here's how government and private...

Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, code name lkar Lesnikov, pleads guilty to providing intelligence to Russia, and could spend the rest of his...

Sydney Barber on becoming the first Black woman in U.S. Naval Academy history selected to be brigade commander.

Medical advances have reduced the infection fatality rate in the U.S. But experts warn that indoor gatherings, cold temperatures and pandemi...