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The base would be home to 24 KC-46A's, which would replace the base's current contingent of 24 KC-135's.

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved an injectable drug that helps prevent the spread of HIV. It only has to be taken once every eight weeks, compared to a daily oral pill.

Viewing areas that normally accommodate about 58,000 people will be limited to about 15,000 to allow for more distancing, and everyone in attendance must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask.

Americans are scrambling to find out if they're COVID-free so they can go through with their plans. But for many, that means queuing up for hours or tracking down scarce at-home testing kits.

Omicron has fueled extra holiday anxiety. NPR's A Martinez asks Dr. Leana Wen of the George Washington University about how to stay safe if we stick to our travel and gathering plans.

A huge fire swept through a crowded river ferry in southern Bangladesh early Friday, leaving of dead and injured as passengers jumped off the vessel to swim to shore, officials said.

We spoke to four archaeologists of different specialties, who told us what they thought were some of the most important developments in their field in 2021.

Biden used to talk a lot about the COVID-19 death toll, but over the last year he's shifted to how to fight the pandemic. Some want him to go back to addressing the country's grief.

NPR's Steve Inskeep makes spicy caramel popcorn with Jack Bishop of the PBS show: America's Test Kitchen.

A Long Island prosecutor says Cuomo won't face criminal charges after a state trooper said she felt "completely violated" by his unwanted touching at an event at Belmont Park in 2019.

Los Angeles police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl in a clothing store dressing room Thursday as officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet pierced a wall and struck the girl, authorities say.

In Zimbabwe and other African nations, the virus's resurgence is threatening the survival of millions. The United Nations says about 9 in 10 of the world's extremely poor live in Africa.

The South Korean government says it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, 69, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes.

Many major retailers and fast-food chains have announced they will be closed. A few, however, will stay open for customers.

With more than a hundred thousand Russian troops massed on the border with Ukraine, the world may be watching this year's news conference more closely than usual.

The Michigan Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of the former Michigan State University gymnastics coach and dismissed charges against the school's former president.

Last year Matt Riggs hung lights from his home across the street to his neighbor's house. He reached out because she was feeling down, and it sparked a movement. The lights are back this holiday.

Angela and Elliott Turbeville have been fostering six children — all biological siblings — for the past two years. They reunited the kids after they had been split up in different foster homes.

It's one of the world's most unequal countries, says a new report. And the gap between rich and poor is getting worse. Two workers who each make less than $5 a day describe what their lives are like.

It may not be your typical feel-good holiday classic, but it's an NPR tradition: On Morning Edition, the humorist again tells fantastical stories based on his real-life job as a Macy's Christmas elf.

The medicine, called molnupiravir, is taken twice a day for five days and works by preventing the virus from replicating. Merck says it will have 10 million packs available by the end of the month.

Hundreds of Siesta Key residents attended a recent town hall meeting, hosted by the local delegation, to discuss the incorporation of the island.

The U.S. Department of the Interior, which was the defendant in the lawsuit filed by two pari-mutuel facilities, is holding its cards close to the vest about whether it intends to file an appeal.

The medical examiner reported that the Bucs' star had a blood-alcohol level of 0.28 at the time of his death. Researchers previously said he had stage 2 CTE.

It's the highest number of cases reported on one day since early September and comes just a day after the state reported more than 20,000 new cases.