What China's Expecting With A Biden Presidency
China is looking for a restart with Joe Biden, responding in a measured way as the Trump administration slaps more sanctions on Beijing.
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'Everybody Has Their Own Mountains.' A Coming-Out Journey Made Easier With Friendship
Before 90-year-old Kenneth Felts revealed to his family that he is gay, he built a friendship with another gay man, whose ability to be himself inspired Felts. He opened up "another world," for Felts.
News Brief: Pfizer Vaccine Vote, COVID-19 Relief Package, Georgia Election Lawsuits
An FDA advisory committee voted in favor of granting emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Talks for another relief package drag on. And, an update on Georgia's election lawsuits.
U.S. Executes Brandon Bernard After Supreme Court Denies Stay
Bernard, convicted for his role in a 1999 kidnapping and killing, is the ninth federal inmate to be executed this year and the first in 130 years to be put to death during a lame-duck presidency.
FDA Advisory Committee Member On Vote On Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine Authorization
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Cody Meissner, a member of the Food and Drug Administration immunization advisory panel, about the panel's vote on approval of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
Idaho Anne Frank Memorial Defaced With Nazi Propaganda
Nine stickers with swastikas were placed on the memorial in downtown Boise sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. One of the stickers read, "We are everywhere."
House Oversight Committee Chair: Testimony Points To Political Interference At CDC
Rep. James Clyburn says the Trump Administration may have deliberately tried to "conceal and destroy evidence that senior political appointees interfered" with the CDC's coronavirus response.
Newly Sworn-In GOP N.H. House Speaker Dies Of COVID-19, Autopsy Shows
New Hampshire Republicans elected Rep. Dick Hinch as speaker of the House after the GOP took control of the chamber in November. Hinch's death, now known to be of COVID-19, was announced Wednesday.
FDA Advisory Committee Considers Authorization For Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine
An advisory committee of independent experts met on Thursday to consider an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. NPR discusses the committee's deliberations and recommendations.
What To Expect From FDA Advisory Committee's COVID-19 Vaccine Meeting?
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee is preparing to vote on whether to recommend Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States.