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Hospitals are overwhelmed in several Sunbelt states, with New Mexico's governor threatening to move to "crisis standards." Care has stabilized in the Midwest which saw an earlier surge.

Dr. Kent Montgomery, head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Texas A&M-Commerce, says the convergence of Jupiter and Saturn, peaking on Dec.…

The vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech is the first to be authorized by Canadian health officials. The decision makes Canada just the third country in the world to grant such an authorization.

Leading up to his hospitalization, the president's personal attorney had been traveling the country on behalf of President Trump's failed legal attempts to overturn the 2020 election results.

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

On Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear on top of each other in the night sky to form a bright "Christmas star" — something that hasn't happened in nearly 800 years.

In Erica Perl's new children's book, a family's box of Hanukkah items are misplaced during a move. Their neighbors help them to make their holiday a success — so they add a ninth night to thank them.

New Hampshire Republicans elected Rep. Dick Hinch as speaker of the House after the GOP took control of the chamber in November. Hinch's death, now known to be of COVID-19, was announced Wednesday.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Cody Meissner, a member of the Food and Drug Administration immunization advisory panel, about the panel's vote on approval of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.

A judge in St. Louis rules that in sending fundraising emails seeking reelection, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner jeopardized Mark McCloskey's right to a fair trial.