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Officials are swatting away rumors and reports that the government has concluded that new coronavirus restrictions will force the cancellation of the already delayed games.

As college students prepare to travel home for the holidays, epidemiologists weigh in on how families can welcome a young adult home while minimizing the risk of coronavirus infection.

As Ohio continues to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday outlined plans to expand to new groups of recipients in the coming…

The government had previously said data collected by its widely used app would only be used for contact tracing. The program is seen as a key part of the country's success in managing the coronavirus.

David Greene talks to law professor Kim Wehle about the the Supreme Court's ruling preventing New York from enforcing attendance limits on places of worship in areas designated COVID-19 hot spots.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Austin Mayor Steve Adler about his efforts to curb COVID-19 spikes despite Texas' reopening plan. Over the weekend, Austin hit a record for new hospitalizations in 1 day.

As venues across the country have shut down in response to the coronavirus, some theaters have made archival videos of the closed productions available online, for the cost of a ticket.

As the health industry focuses on COVID-19, there has been a big drop in nonurgent visits for primary care and specialty care. Medical practices are being forced to furlough or lay off staff.

"There was a failure by this organization to obtain the information that the world needed, and that failure cost many lives," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says.

President Biden is hoping mayors will help make the case for his COVID-19 aid bill, which mayors say is desperately needed to bolster their cities. But funding for local governments is a flashpoint.