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New research shows that otters can learn to solve puzzles by watching other otters do them — and they seem to retain long-term memory for accomplishing the feats.

Typically, the Electoral College vote is broadly overlooked. But because of President Trump's efforts to overturn the election, every step is being closely watched and analyzed.

The number of affordable homes exposed to sea level rise in the United States is projected to more than triple by 2050. A recent study shows the numbers in Florida are pretty drastic.

In Milwaukee, Black leaders want the Biden administration to revive the federal government's police accountability efforts nationwide. The racial justice movement has shifted the political landscape.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Saïs Kamalidiin, a Howard University professor, about a new collection showcasing 25 recordings of early Black classical musicians, called Black Swans.

Lawmakers in Congress are debating a second COVID-19 relief bill, and with that, more funds for the Paycheck Protection Program. In Florida, small businesses have exhausted money from the program and are waiting for more aid.

Four weeks after a similar event in the nation's capital, some of the president's supporters who came to protest a "stolen" election clashed with counterprotesters into the night.

Osceola County has been particularly hard-hit by the recession and pandemic, leading the state with a 10.4 percent unemployment rate.

Once the first cold front moves completely through the state, a second and potentially more powerful one is expected to approach from the west.

Army Gen. Gustave Perna told reporters that distribution of the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has begun, with shipment to 636 sites scheduled to begin on Monday.

The COVID-19 vaccine is on its way. What do medical directors and state officials say about their plans? None of them expect to get all the doses they need, so how do they decide who gets it first?

On this day when Joe Biden's presidential win is expected to be ratified, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to conservative writer Jonah Goldberg about why the Electoral College is important.

"Disco lights shine out of the darkness," says the pop veteran, who channels lockdown despair into glittery escapism on her 15th album, simply titled Disco.

The 130-year-old Capitol building where Rep.-elect David Ortiz will work isn't totally accessible. We examine what his victory means for disability rights, and what changes have to be made.

As Pinellas County health officials prepare to start distributing Pfizer's COVID-19 at long-term care facilities, they're keeping an eye on COVID-19 hospitalizations, which have risen in recent days.

Pfizer may now start shipping the inoculation to hospitals across the country. Health care workers and people in nursing homes and assisted living centers will be given priority for the vaccine.

Arkansas is expediting the licensing of nursing students to help medical centers around the state deal with increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients.

At least three coronavirus vaccines have been deemed effective. Some Western countries will start vaccination as early as this month. But it's unclear when less wealthy nations will get the vaccines.

While working moms have been struggling this year, pandemic life is also taking a toll on dads, many of whom are confronting situations they may not have chosen otherwise.

A White House Coronavirus Task Force report about the state of the pandemic in Florida made public Saturday urges state leaders to take immediate action to slow the virus’ spread. Officials should close or severely limit indoor dining, limit capacity at bars and issue stronger policies around mask wearing, the report states.

Pro-Trump supporters turned out over the weekend in many cities. In Washington, D.C., multiple people were stabbed Saturday night, and on Sunday, members of Black Lives Matter held a counter-protest.

John le Carré, the spy novelist behind dozens of works including The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spyhas died in Cornwall, England.

Inside Edition reports that while on the set of her latest movie, Parton saved costar Talia Hill from an oncoming car. In that movie, Parton plays an angel. Is it possible she's just playing herself?

Across Florida, 4,687 people were hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon. That's up 188 from just one day earlier.

Jewish cantors in Wisconsin are celebrating Hanukkah in a new way during the pandemic: They will gather virtually and broadcast a concert of holiday music for audiences across the country.