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Some homeowners are seeing their flood insurance rates spike as the warming climate causes more flooding. A federal program can bring costs down, but many places are not taking full advantage of it.

Kansas has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates among state prisons in the country. Staff, inmates and advocates worry about the pandemic's toll as they wait for the vaccine.

The National League of Cities says local governments have seen their revenue plunge 21% on average since the beginning of the pandemic. Cities and towns say they desperately need federal help.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Larry Lester, co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, about the MLB decision to recognize Negro League athletes as Major League players.

Epidemiologists are still puzzling over how much of an impact Thanksgiving had on the pandemic in the U.S. Meanwhile, infections, hospitalizations and deaths are still surging as Christmas approaches.

Dr. Joseph Kanter of the Louisiana Health Department's Office of Public Health expects that a few days after the FDA authorizes the Pfizer vaccine it will begin to "go into people's arms."

New Yorkerstaff writer Rachel Syme was writing lots of letters on her typewriter. She asked if anyone would be interested in a pen pal exchange. She created Penpalooza, which has over 7,000 writers.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with three professors from Colorado, Illinois and Georgia about their feelings on teaching this year and their colleges' reopening plans.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Democratic strategist Maria Cardona and Republican strategist Antonia Ferrier about the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention coming up.

A spike in coronavirus cases is straining the health care system in South Carolina's rural areas. From small hospitals to churches, the region is struggling to survive.

The Trump administration has blocked the Food and Drug Administration from regulating many new tests, raising concerns about the reliability of new coronavirus tests and the FDA's independence.

Congressional leaders are finalizing legislation that would include a fresh round of smaller stimulus checks. The proposal abandons more controversial issues.

Bipartisan leaders near a deal on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill that includes another round of stimulus checks, help for the unemployed, money for small businesses and vaccine distribution.

Actor Tom Cruise was caught on tape admonishing the crew for breaking safety protocols on the set of Mission: Impossible 7. NPR discusses the difficulties of moviemaking during the pandemic.

After months of silence, music programs are attempting to resume limited in-person rehearsals at NOLA public schools, where the stakes go far beyond what kids do with their after-school time.

Residents at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach, Fla., were among the first older adults to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Resident Peggy Golden tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly she's "just thrilled."

The federal government has released detailed local data on where hospitals are starting to fill up with patients. Researchers and health leaders say this was urgently needed.

Even more people are shopping online for the holidays this year. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary about how to avoid online scams.

Dec. 8 is known as the "safe harbor" deadline for states to certify their results. Past the deadline, Congress has significantly less latitude to intervene in the election results.

The coronavirus appears to transmit unevenly: A few people can infect many, while others don't pass the virus on at all. Researchers are working to understand the factors that drive superspreading.

As coronavirus infections continue to spike, county commissioners voted to make sure businesses keep people from standing up and congregating in large groups.

Some Santas are meeting with children in-person, with social distancing and masks, while others are doing virtual visits.

College applications are different this year: no campus tours, no admission exams and fewer extracurriculars to showcase talents. NPR discusses the challenges of college applications in the pandemic.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up an appeal from the NCAA defending its rules that impose certain restrictions on paying college athletes.

In Scotland, all 213 snowplows, or "gritters," in the Traffic Scotland fleet have a name. The company even holds contests to name them. NPR reads some of them — in a Scottish accent.