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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.

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.

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.

Some restaurants have only been able to survive by offering outdoor dining. With cold weather, many are enclosing those spaces — at the same time some jurisdictions are banning any sit-down dining.

As the president-elect vows to get tough on Moscow, analysts say Russia's leader wants to show he'll take the fight to Washington — and his congratulations delay was just the latest sign.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic over the latest controversial college football playoff rankings.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Fiona Hill, President Trump's former Russia adviser on the National Security Council, about the implications of the massive cyberattack on the U.S. government.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with filmmaker Tommy Oliver about 40 Years a Prisoner — his documentary about the fallout of a 1978 standoff between Philadelphia police and the back-to-the-land group MOVE.