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One of the key foreign policy areas facing President-elect Joe Biden is Iran. He wants to reach out to Iran after taking office, but recent attacks and sanctions could be driving the country away.

Some Americans say they don't want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the Ad Council's CEO about public health messaging and ways to reach vaccine skeptics.

The state had expected to receive about 450,000 doses produced by Pfizer over the next two weeks, but production issues could prevent them from being delivered, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

Described asPitch Perfect meets March Madness, the competition received performance videos from hundreds of groups. Groups can win cash prizes for charities.

Iota diminished to a Category 1 hurricane within hours of its landfall in Nicaragua. Still, as the second strong storm to hit the region in as many weeks, Iota bears grave dangers for residents.

Assured about the likelihood of victory in confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the Judiciary Committee majority stressed the importance of the government's separate powers.

President-elect Biden's nominee for Secretary of State Tony Blinken will answer questions at Tuesday's hearing. He has promised to restore America's credibility on the world stage with humility.

More transmissible forms of the coronavirus have emerged on three continents, and at least one is circulating across the U.S. But scientists are especially worried about a variant spreading in Brazil.

Some Massachusetts voters hope that the Biden administration will do better on protecting the environment and managing the pandemic. But some say they fear President Biden may be too moderate.

Los Angeles County's tech boom is gentrifying the city of Inglewood, which investors had historically overlooked. African American residents there are working to preserve the community they've built.

Members of the DNC have their first meeting of the Biden era on Thursday. They will consider whether Iowa should keep its place at the front of the presidential nominating process.

The social media site Parler went dark after Amazon's web-hosting services pulled the plug. This highlighted the often invisible Internet infrastructure that makes using the Internet possible.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a powerful agency policing predatory or unfair practices. Trump hobbled it. But a court ruling allows Biden to appoint a new sheriff at the bureau.

Standard letters are taking weeks to reach their destination. As confidence in the postal service continues to erode, what it being done to fix the situation?

President Biden nominated Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to be secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The U.S. faces an eviction and housing affordability crisis — made worse by the pandemic.

As DOJ's investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election heats up, Rachel Martin speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking Democrat on the House committee that's leading its own investigation.

They voted in record numbers for President Obama in 2008, but now they're lukewarm about any Democratic presidential candidate — saying nobody adequately addresses their big priority: racial justice.

Kurdish forces along with U.S. air power ended the occupation that had lasted 15 months. Linda Wertheimer talks to the AP's Susannah George about the Iraqi town which is key in the ISIS supply line.

The former Trump campaign manager turned himself in to the FBI. Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Ryan Lucas.

The studies for the Senate intelligence committee assess how broadly Russians wielded social media to reach millions of Americans and suppress Democratic and black voting.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Bloomberg News journalist Joost Akkermans about the clashes in the Netherlands after a new COVID-19 curfew went into effect over the weekend.

The possibility that a bomb caused the mid-air disintegration of a Russian airliner has officials worried about airport security. Workers in the U.S. undergo background checks, but gaps remain.

There are more changes in President Trump's cabinet with the announcement that Mick Mulvaney will take over as acting chief of staff for John Kelly and Ryan Zinke's resignation as interior secretary.

Because of the pandemic most U.S. students are still experiencing disrupted learning. Some education leaders are asking: How do we come back from this? Should we extend learning into the summer?

General Motors announced a goal of phasing out gas-powered vehicles by 2035. It's part of an industry-wide — and potentially economy-wide — transformation in order to fight climate change.