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For the fourth straight day, the number of people in Florida testing positive for the coronavirus was more than 11,500.

The official moniker, announced by Vice President Pence at a White House ceremony, comes one year after the creation of the newest military branch. The name drew raised eyebrows online.

The Food and Drug Administration greenlights the biotech firm's vaccine for emergency use in the U.S. The move bolsters a vast inoculation effort that's already underway.

David Fincher's new movie, Mank, is a tale of old Hollywood centering on Herman J. Mankiewicz — played by Gary Oldman — who wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane.

For many people, this is the first year they'll spend the holidays and other milestones apart from family, due to COVID-19. That's something students studying in the U.S. from overseas know all about.

Diamondback Terrapins are edging their way toward the endangered species list. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the turtle as vulnerable to extinction due to its declining population.

Doak Campbell Stadium may not be the intimate setting many of the state's best football teams are accustomed to. But its cavernous stands were the setting the Florida High School Athletic Association sought as it crowned state champions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A day after the secretary of state became the highest-ranking administration official to blame Russia for a vast hack of multiple U.S. agencies, the president suggested someone else may be to blame.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted Moderna's coronavirus vaccine emergency use authorization. It will be distributed around the country beginning Sunday.

The top military official with the federal vaccine effort spoke less than 24 hours after Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine became the second to receive an emergency use authorization from the FDA.

The Taliban have waged attacks across the country, prompting a call to reduce the violence from Gen. Mark Milley. In Kabul, the public worries about the Taliban's return.

In a new book of essays, No One Asked For This, Cazzie David writes about struggles with depression and anxiety, the perils of social media, and her excruciating breakup with SNL star Pete Davidson.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with David E. Talbert, writer and director of the Netflix Christmas musical Jingle Jangle.

Congressional leaders returned to familiar ground Saturday, digging in on opposite sides of a stalemate over a coronavirus relief package they all is badly needed to help struggling Americans.

We answer listener questions related to the two new COVID-19 vaccines.

Despite some early bumps, the arrival of the first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine was celebrated this past week by those who've been caring for patients since the early days of the pandemic.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nadine Gartner, founder and executive director of Boost Oregon, about how to talk to people who may be resistant or afraid to get a coronavirus vaccine.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ruth Faden, founder of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University, about the ethics of determining who gets vaccinated when resources are limited.

News of the agreement to seek a peace treaty ending the Korean War and achieve nuclear disarmament has inspired some to dream of a nation reunited. Others warn that big problems are likely to remain.

Investigators used DNA and an online genealogical database to hunt down and arrest the Golden State Killer. But now those tactics are raising privacy and legal issues.

Donald Trump's victory ushered in a level of conservative dominance in American politics not seen in nearly a century. But fears of losing a culture war can stoke "apocalyptic" feelings on the right.

The military has completed an investigation into the ambush that killed four U.S. soldiers last October. The report has not been released, but the military is briefing families of those killed.

The Algerian singer talks about fighting for justice and honoring Arab poets through her music and performs three of her most powerful songs live.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with science writer and medical ethicist Harriet Washington about the factors that contribute to vaccine skepticism among communities of color and ways to address them.

A CDC panel recommends that people over 75 and front-line essential workers should be prioritized as the next group to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.