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Trump urged Georgia's secretary of state to overturn the election in the state, according to a call obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting. Democrats condemned the efforts to manipulate the results.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, about why she's optimistic about the climate convention in Paris.

Sensors that work inside the body are gaining new skills. The latest version can track heart rate and respiratory rate, as well as temperature, as it travels through the digestive system.

McCabe served as chief prosecutor for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, which includes Pinellas and Pasco counties.

An angry President Trump urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the state's election result, according to a recording of a call obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting.

A new session of Congress opens, with Nancy Pelosi looking to get reelected speaker with her slimmer majority.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hannah Denham of The Washington Post about the challenges facing the U.S. Postal Service as it tries to clear a massive backlog following the end-of-year holidays.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Jackie Biskupski, mayor-elect of Salt Lake City. She is the first openly gay mayor of the city, and one of the first openly gay politicians in the state of Utah.

ISIS has set an unprecedented tempo of terrorist attacks. It began in October when it downed a Russian airliner near Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, moved to Lebanon and now Paris all in less than a month. Counterterrorism officials say it is wrong to look at these events individually. They say this is a "campaign of terror," and it suggests some level of coordination from ISIS's leadership as well as the growing capacity of the organization.

U.S. drug giant Pfizer and its rival Allergan have agreed to merge in order to lower its corporate taxes, creating the world's largest pharmaceutical company by sales.

One of the last four northern white rhinos was euthanized at the San Diego Zoo Sunday. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Rick Schwartz, the zoo's global ambassador, about how the species was so decimated and what might be done to save it.

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.

The pandemic has affected many musicians' lives. While they've been forced off busy touring schedules and out of concert halls, some have completed projects for which they needed some extra time.

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.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with ex-Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel about a Washington Post op-ed, signed by all former living Pentagon chiefs, urging an easy transition to the Biden administration.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to pediatrician Dr. Sally Goza about the need to keep vaccinating children during the coronavirus pandemic.

Health care workers at a small hospital in Brooklyn are taking to the streets in protest. They say they don't have the protective care they need, and that their co-workers are dying.

Coronavirus poses special challenges for people with Alzheimer's disease. Many cannot be isolated because they depend on caregivers. Others may not remember instructions like washing their hands.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Alex Davies, transportation editor at Wired, about how cities are adapting to more pedestrians — and fewer cars.

Critics say the vaccine rollout suffers from the same problems that have plagued the response to the pandemic for testing and other responses: lack of aggressive and coordinated federal leadership.

As thousands of supporters of President Trump converge again on Washington, D.C., to reject election results based on debunked claims of fraud, Congress is expected to certify the results.

The Trump years have been good for many news organizations — fueling spikes in cable news ratings and national newspaper subscriptions. It has also left the media's credibility severely diminished.

The reverend at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta will become the first Black Democratic senator from the South.

The Food and Drug Administration released its analysis of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. An independent committee will meet with the agency Thursday to discuss emergency use of the vaccine.

The United Kingdom embarked on its mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on Monday. The person who received the first dose is 90-year-old Margaret Keenan.