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Steven Brandenburg, the Wisconsin pharmacist who admitted to removing some 570 doses of the Moderna vaccine from cold storage last month, has been charged with attempted criminal damage to property.

Officials launched a probe into Burr's business dealings after the senator warned a group of constituents in February to prepare for the coronavirus then sold off $1.7 million in stocks.

Pipeliners Local 798, which represents thousands of workers on projects across the country, has a history of racism and faces new allegations it discriminated against Black members.

Maine says it received vaccines with "the thermometer on the outside of the boxes ... [showing] that at some point the required minimum temperature had been exceeded."

We talk with the authors of Why Nations Fail about whether the Capitol insurrection is a sign that our nation is failing and, if so, whether there's anything we can do about it.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with historian Micki McElya, who wrote The Politics of Mourning, about the significance of the tribute at the Lincoln Memorial in honor of those who died of COVID-19.

A vast network of activists and organizations emerged to oppose Donald Trump's presidency. Many are trying to figure out how to form a new agenda and remain relevant once he leaves office.

Howard University's Showtime Marching Band will be part of the inaugural activities. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, a Howard graduate, often included drum lines in her campaign events.

President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's inauguration. He will attend a memorial service for those who have died of COVID-19.

No, Washington, D.C., is not Baghdad, despite now having a Green Zone of its own. But the events of Jan. 6 make the comparison more apt than any of us would wish.

After the first known U.S. case of COVID-19 was reported in Snohomish County, Wash., on Jan. 20, 2020, local and state officials mobilized their public health forces against a poorly understood virus.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, about security around the inauguration following the Capitol riot.