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Cuyahoga County's medical director Dr. Heidi Gullett has been at the front of the county's COVID-19 response for months, and Wednesday, she was the first person at the health department to get the vaccine. "This is the best day of my life," Gullett said with tears in her eyes as she sat down to get the shot. "I am so ready." Gullett and other health board staffers received shots Wednesday, as they prepare to host vaccination clinics for first responders in Cleveland suburbs starting Monday, Dec. 28, said Health Commissioner Terry Allan.

As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan after 20 years, it leaves behind a country made worse by the pandemic. The situation for children under five is dire: more than 40% are acutely malnourished.

The new NBA season tips off on Tuesday. There won't be a protective bubble, and teams will travel from city to city. It comes amid record-setting surges of coronavirus deaths and cases.

Updated: 10:50 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 Akron City Council passed legislation Monday night temporarily limiting the size of private gatherings in the city and mandating face coverings at those gatherings for 30 the next days, a proposal introduced earlier in the day by Mayor Dan Horrigan. The measure passed 9-3, with one abstention.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anthony Foxx, Lyft's chief policy officer, about the ongoing debate over classifying drivers as independent contractors and the economic impact of the pandemic.

As record-breaking numbers of coronavirus cases continue to be reported across the U.S., Ohio and other states have invoked curfew orders to try to stem the surge. But some medical and public health experts are puzzled by curfew orders, saying there is not much scientific evidence that curfews will do much to slow the spread of the virus.

Pfizer's CEO sold $5.6 million worth of stock on Monday. The company says the stock sale was made as part of a preset plan. But NPR found irregularities about when the CEO entered into that plan.

Lazy. Coddled. Afraid of Adulthood. These adjectives are often used to describe millennials. But are they accurate?

A new report shows that 20,425 abortions were performed in Ohio in 2018, slightly fewer than in the year before. Supporters and opponents of legal…

Fewer children are dying globally, but a new study finds geographic disparities still exist within many countries.