Search results for

California's iconic old-growth redwoods are incredibly resilient and built to survive fires. But even they may find it harder to rebound amid the mounting impacts of climate change.

Traditional monuments commemorate politicians or war heroes but rarely victims of disease. We must "mark how profound the catastrophic loss of life has been," says Monument Lab Director Paul Farber.

Brandon Scott is the city's youngest mayor in more than a century. The 36-year-old campaigned on an unprecedented platform of curbing mayoral power.

Even more people are shopping online for the holidays this year. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary about how to avoid online scams.

Dec. 8 is known as the "safe harbor" deadline for states to certify their results. Past the deadline, Congress has significantly less latitude to intervene in the election results.

Dr. Joseph Kanter of the Louisiana Health Department's Office of Public Health expects that a few days after the FDA authorizes the Pfizer vaccine it will begin to "go into people's arms."

The Food and Drug Administration has released detailed information about the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The material will be evaluated later this week by an independent committee of experts.

Bipartisan negotiators are trying to finalize a coronavirus deal with money for businesses, jobless Americans and vaccine distribution. The top Republican says they should vote on items they agree on.

Health officials feared that COVID-19 cases would surge after the Thanksgiving holiday. And that appears to be happening.The Roanoke City-Alleghany Health…

The politician represented Maryland for more than three decades, first as a member of the House and then as a senator. He helped craft a law that overhauled corporate oversight after Enron's collapse.