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"The work that we do abroad fundamentally has to connect to making the lives of working people better, safer, fairer" in America, Jake Sullivan tells NPR in an interview.

Debbie Williams died in April of non-COVID-19 related causes. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Scott Williams, Debbie's husband, and Andy Williams, their son, about losing a loved one during a pandemic.

Argentina will legalize abortion following a successful vote in the Senate early Wednesday. The decision could send shock waves throughout the heavily Roman Catholic region of Latin America.

As the Trump administration accelerates the pace of federal executions in its final days, some Democrats are feeling more urgency to push the president-elect to act upon taking office.

Major League Baseball's decision to eliminate 40 minor league teams is angering residents. In cities big and small, these teams are as much a cultural identity as an inexpensive and fun family outing.

President Trump's call to boost pandemic relief payments to $2,000 remains stuck in the Senate. Economists say there are more targeted ways to provide help to the people who need it most.

The Senate could vote Wednesday on a bill that ties the $2,000 relief checks — backed by Democrats and President Trump — to a controversial change to liability laws for social media companies.

Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

Nashville police were warned last year that Christmas Day bomber Anthony Warner was building an explosive device. Previously, authorities had said Warner was unknown to them.

Officials in Columbus, Ohio, fired Adam Coy, the white police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, a Black man during an early morning service call. Activists want the officer to be indicted.

Total payments to farmers reached $46 billion, a record. Many received more than $100,000, yet didn't necessarily need the help.

Leaders of the nation's federal vaccine effort, called Operation Warp Speed, said the U.S. has deployed around 14 million vaccine doses as of Wednesday with just 2.1 million Americans vaccinated.

In 2018, he confessed to the murder of 93 women over the course of 35 years. At the time of his death, police were still trying to connect him to dozens of murders.

The 29-year-old pianist and composer who performs all the on-screen music in the Oscar-nominated movie, Green Book, explains how it was done.

The state’s jobs agency had not posted a timetable about extended unemployment benefits, and no formal announcement had been made about whether Floridians will be covered for the current week because of when the $900 billion federal package was signed.

Colville Reservation's council has been doing its best to insulate the north central Washington tribe from the coronavirus. But borders are fluid, so the community's precautions haven't been enough.

The enigmatic rapper MF DOOM has died, according to a statement from his wife posted onto social media. Doom was known for his multiple personas and love of wordplay.

Some Americans are looking to wash away 2020, and welcome in 2021, with a cold swim. Morning Edition spoke to one intrepid swimmer in Seattle.

With bad pandemic news and endless social distancing, it can already feel like the longest winter ever. But keeping up nourishing bonds of human connection is possible with a little ingenuity.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with neuroscientist Gaurav Suri and emergency physician Leana Wen about why it's hard to understand the risks involved with the coronavirus.

The rollout of vaccines for COVID-19 has been slower than expected. Reasons include local logistics, lack of funding and staffing struggles during the winter holidays.

Congress wiped away federal loans historically Black colleges and universities took on to pay for improvements and repairs.

Congress has restored Medicaid to Pacific Islanders legally residing in the U.S. under a military and economic Compact. The original entitlement was nullified in the 1990s during welfare reform.

Tyler Jones' new video, For The Sake Of Old Times, features a Black choir singing a reimagined version of "Auld Lang Syne" and shows images of this year's racial justice protests and the pandemic.

As 2020 draws to an end, poet Tess Taylor shares some poems that invite listeners into the dark of our times and the darkness of this time of year.