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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Maya King of Politico about growing dissension within Black Lives Matter as the movement centralizes its political power and funding.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio, on her concerns about what will happen if aid to state and local governments does not make it into the new pandemic relief package.

NPR explores the economics of keeping a restaurant in business during the pandemic and why owners are concerned about what the new relief bill will mean to them.

The U.S. Supreme Court dodged a direct ruling on President Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from a census count used to allocate congressional districts to states.

Some of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. have occurred in prisons and jails. And millions of people in those facilities are wondering when they will get a vaccine.

As congressional leaders negotiate, other lawmakers are demanding more details. Plus, Democrats are objecting to a push by some Senate Republicans to limit emergency lending rules.

"As time went by, the cars got buried," said a driver. "I was really scared." Japan's Self-Defense Forces distributed food, blankets and fuel to the stranded, and worked with shovels to free vehicles.

In 2019, John told Fresh Air that his father's early misgivings about his chosen career became a source of motivation: "He gave me the determination to make something of myself."

Why are numbers so high in the region? Public health officials point to a number of underlying problems that let the coronavirus run amok.

If you haven't ordered gifts online yet, it may be too late to get them delivered by Christmas. More consumers are shopping online this year and extra holiday demand is exceeding delivery capacity.