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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, about the CDC's new guidelines on COVID vaccines for kids and pregnant women.

Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential services. But House GOP scheduled to vote to clawback $1.1 billion next week.

Fast food workers across the country have been protesting for higher pay. And in many cities, there are movements to create "living wage" laws. Renee Montagne talks to Seattle restaurateur Tom Douglas about how he decided to raise wages for his dishwashers and cooks.

On Tuesday, President-elect Joe Biden formally introduced six core members of his economic team. Janet Yellen will lead the team if she is confirmed as Treasury secretary.

President Obama's speech capped a day of festivities in Washington, D.C. that began with a march across the National Mall. That's where thousands gathered against a backdrop of tight security and rainy weather. On the white marble steps of the Lincoln Memorial, national leaders took turns addressing the crowd.

It's a working-class staple. And it could be priced out of the market by government efforts to make bakeries change from wood-fired ovens to other fuels to curb air pollution.

Feinstein was comfortable writing fiction and nonfiction, and took on an array of sports, including golf and tennis, but he was known most for his connection to college basketball.

When the last season left off, Deborah was offered her second chance at late night — and Ava resorted to blackmail. It's hard not to feel like the new season continues to take these two in circles of fight and reconciliation.

An author of a recent study about lightning's effect on trees in Panamanian forests says his team has gotten a large, positive response from people, including those who call the trees inspirational.

Over the past five years the number of aviation accidents in the military has skyrocketed. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Tara Copp, Pentagon Bureau Chief for the Military Times, about a recent investigation.