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A new defense lawyer says he needs 30 months to prepare for the trial, meaning it's unlikely to begin before next year's 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Researchers hope the study can provide insight as to how COVID-19 spreads in large stadiums — and how to prevent it.

If approved, the vaccine could be distributed before the end of the year, BioNTech says.

The hotel company is the latest to sever ties with the Republican senator following his objection to Electoral College results during Congress' certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win.

Janet Yellen was confirmed by the Senate to serve as Treasury secretary. She'll be the first woman to hold that post and will lead the Biden administration's efforts to address the pandemic recession.

The hand recount, which will likely be both less accurate than a machine recount and more costly, must be completed by Friday, Nov. 20.

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announced the name of its latest Internet star. Thousands of people sent the zoo their suggested names for the four-month-old giant panda cub.

Voters in Georgia headed to the polls on Tuesday in the runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. NPR speaks with some of them.

Hundreds of thousands of people in China have already received this vaccine. Now, preliminary trials are showing promising results, although it's too early to say whether it can prevent disease.

Inmates must test negative for COVID-19 before their release. No one convicted of a sexual offense or crime of violence is eligible. The move is to protect both prisoners and prison employees.