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Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, called the operation near seamless despite President Trump's claims to the contrary.

NPR's Noel King speaks with author Michael Eric Dyson about his new book on reckoning with race in America. It's called: Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America.

As President-elect Biden picks his economic team, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to economist Lisa Cook, a former adviser to President Obama, about diversity in the fields of economics and finance.

The Puerto Rican rapper only performs in Spanish — a sign of the growing power of Hispanic music. It's the first time an artist who never sings in English tops the year-end list.

A survey shows social distancing dropped between April and late fall, especially in states currently hit hardest by COVID-19. The partisan chasm in support of measures to stop the virus widened.

Research shows having a pet improves both physical and mental health. But economic hardships are making it hard for some families to keep their pets. Animal welfare groups are trying to help.

After winning praise for aggressively tackling COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, critics say South Korea's government is breaking its own rules, and is handling a third wave of cases timidly.

The Florida Department of Health's latest coronavirus report shows 11,335 people tested positive for the coronavirus since Wednesday, while also recording the deaths of 135 people.

The case – Tanzin v. Tanvir — involved three Muslim men who said their religious freedom rights were violated when FBI agents tried to use the no-fly list to force them into becoming informants.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about the state's plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, and what the state needs from the federal government.

A federal advisory committee is evaluating Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration will weigh that input as it decides whether to grant emergency use for the vaccine.

The largest county in the nation is hoping a hotline to report hate will give Los Angeles a better understanding of where discrimination is happening, and how it's impacting residents.

Whether it's officers participating in neo-Nazi chat groups or hoarding ammunition to prepare for a doomsday scenario, extremism is a persistent problem among those who enforce the law in Germany.

California says it wants to consider "historic and contemporary injustices" as a factor in who gets priority after health care workers for a COVID-19 vaccine. Experts warn of legal problems.

A group of 48 attorneys general accuse Facebook of having "monopoly power" and harming users and companies alike. Now they have filed a lawsuit. NPR's Noel King talks to Connecticut AG William Tong.

President Trump's attempts to challenge Joe Biden's election victory have failed and the president is explicitly calling for the election to be overturned. Many in his party are supportive or silent.

A brass key belonging to an 11th century tower in the county of Kent was returned to the charity that manages the site. With a note that reads: "Borrowed 1973. Returned 2020. Sorry for the delay."

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most sports fans are against indoor sports during the pandemic. NPR's David Greene talks to Jane McManus, director of Marist's Center for Sports Communication.

After eight years of anticipation, video game developer CD Projekt Red is finally releasing what is expected to be one of the biggest games of the year, Cyberpunk 2077.

Singer-songwriter Richard Buckner has a debut book of non-fiction poetry. It's called: Cuttings from the Tangle.

Long after the fall of ISIS, Yazidis are now returning to the ruined towns of their homeland. It's been six years since ISIS launched its genocide against the religious minority in Sinjar.

French chef Beniot Bruel created a pie with 254 varieties of cheese. The chef carefully measured out small portions to ensure each distinct cheese counted toward the final number.

President Trump won the state of North Carolina by a narrow margin in this year's election. But rural counties gave Republicans even more votes than they did in 2016.

False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll found majorities of American sports fans think people should not play team sports indoors. A majority also believes that could spread the virus in their community.