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Native Americans have had bad experiences with health research and care in the past, and that's coloring their feelings about COVID-19 vaccines. NPR discusses efforts to win back their trust.

This year's National Book Awards — announced in a first-ever virtual streaming ceremony — went mostly to writers of color, as the foundation that gives the prizes vowed to be more inclusive.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with two nurses, Tessa Johnson and Danielle Pendergrass, about how rural health care providers deal with the new coronavirus surge having limited resources.

Research is underway to determine if children should receive a COVID-19 vaccine. NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Roberta DeBiasi of Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez about her pandemic online project, "A Song for You."

NPR's Don Gonyea talks to comedian Sarah Silverman about her latest special, "Yearly Departed," and the lessons learned from the year.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, are exploding in popularity. They allow companies to go public without all the hoops of an initial public offering.

NPR looks at various little things people have lost in the pandemic, which has led to an overwhelming sense of mental and emotional instability.

Thousands have left remembrances at the Minneapolis street where George Floyd was killed. Now residents and volunteer art conservators are working to preserve them for a potential permanent memorial.

President Trump signed a pandemic relief bill that provides hundreds of billions of dollars in aid for struggling families and businesses. But his delay in signing may cost jobless workers some help.

A sharp increase in online shopping this year means an increased number of things consumers will want to return. But the supply chain made to quickly deliver goods is not so nimble in the reverse.

An 11-year-old Syrian boy was reunited with his family this week. He had been living alone in a refugee camp in Greece for months, according to a charity involved in his case.

A community art exhibit in suburban Maryland asked residents to consider a simple question: What have you lost, and what have you found in 2020?

While the House backs the president's higher relief direct payments, members voted to reject his veto of the defense bill. The Senate now considers overriding the veto of the defense measure.

The U.S.-Mexico border remains largely closed to migrants because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the number of illegal border crossings is way up — and so are expulsions.

The Okee Dokee Brothers, Alastair Moock and Dog on Fleas — three of five acts nominated in the best children's album category — share their equity-based rationalizations for declining the ballot.

Rita Martinez, a community organizer in Pueblo, Colo., was probably best known for her lengthy fight to remove the city's Columbus Day statue. She died from COVID-19 at age 65.

The percent positivity rate of new coronavirus cases reached 22.75% Monday — the highest level yet. The state claims the figure is an outlier caused by testing sites being closed for the holidays.

While Israel has already vaccinated half a million citizens against the coronavirus, the vaccine timeline for poor countries will be much longer. We look at Israel, Pakistan and the Philippines.

The Pentagon requires services to consider whether wounds of war played a role in behavior. As a Marine fights to stay in the corps, he wants his combat-related mental health issues to be considered.

Pinellas and Hillsborough counties have adjusted the COVID-19 registration process for residents 65 and older due to website issues.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a change in the wording to the country's national anthem. It's in an attempt to recognize its indigenous history.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kim Wehle, law professor at the University of Baltimore and author of How to Read the Constitution, about legal implications of the call to Georgia's secretary of state.

Two runoffs in Georgia will decide control of the U.S. Senate. A day before the election, NPR offers the latest on the political campaigns and discusses voters' opinions.

President Trump's false claims about election fraud have put Georgia Republicans in a tough spot as they try to turn out voters ahead of Tuesday's runoff elections for two seats in the U.S. Senate.