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All of London and much of southeastern England is now under strict "Tier 4" lockdown restrictions after the discovery of what appears to be a new, more transmissible variant of the coronavirus.

Despite some early bumps, the arrival of the first shipments of a COVID-19 vaccine was celebrated this past week by those who've been caring for patients since the early days of the pandemic.

A federal advisory committee voted to put adults 75 and older and frontline essential workers next in line for COVID-19 vaccines.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with science writer and medical ethicist Harriet Washington about the factors that contribute to vaccine skepticism among communities of color and ways to address them.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ruth Faden, founder of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University, about the ethics of determining who gets vaccinated when resources are limited.

The children were rescued after being abducted on Saturday in the second mass kidnapping of schoolchildren in Nigeria's Katsina state in eight days.

In a bipartisan effort, Congress is close to a deal to simplify the federal financial aid form, or FAFSA, a major policy goal of retiring Republican senator Lamar Alexander.

The attack killed one Iraqi civilian and caused damage to the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad as well as surrounding residential areas. No embassy personnel were hurt.

The volcano last erupted in 2018, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands around Hawaii's Big Island.

Even before COVID-19, the system wasn't turning out enough nurses to meet the national shortage.