Promising COVID-19 Vaccine News Has Some Itching To Travel Again "People are tired of being at home," one travel advisor says as an industry decimated by the pandemic begins to see small signs that a recovery might be on the way. David Schaper
For Amazon and Alabama, Warehouse Union Vote Would Shake Up History If workers from Amazon's warehouse near Birmingham vote to unionize in the next two months, they would turn a new page not only for the company but for the region. Claire Miller
'Sea Prison': COVID-19 Has Left Hundreds Of Thousands Of Seafarers Stranded Once the pandemic began, many countries prevented crew members from leaving ships. Some ended up trapped at sea for more than a year. Maritime organizations are pushing for more seafarer protections. Jackie Northam
Cattle Wars: Amid Lawsuit, WA’s Easterday Ranches Sells Big Feed Property To Tyson Competitor In a deepening cattle war, Easterday Ranches, Inc. has sold its so-called “North Lot” property in Franklin County, Washington, to a beef competitor of... Anna King
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Effective, But Less So Against Variant In South Africa Novavax says its COVID-19 vaccine is 89% effective at preventing illness, according to an interim analysis of a U.K. study. But the vaccine wasn't as effective against some viral variants. Scott Hensley
So What Is Short Selling? An Explainer A primer on what you need to know about short selling as an army of amateur investors battle it out against hedge funds. Rafael Nam
'Washington Post' Columnist On The Media's Role In The Rise Of Political Extremism NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Karen Attiah, the global opinions editor at The Washington Post, about the role that mainstream media played in the Trump presidency and the rise of political extremism.
Alabama Could Be Home To Amazon's First Unionized Warehouse In The U.S. Amazon could be on the verge of its first unionized warehouse in the U.S. If workers at the Alabama facility vote yes next month, they would turn a new page both for the company and the region. Alina Selyukh
U.S. Economy Slows Sharply As Pandemic Resurges The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew just 1% in the last three months of the year, as a surge in coronavirus infections weighed on in-person businesses like restaurants. Scott Horsley
Morning News Brief Homeland Security warns of threats from violent domestic extremists. A government report is expected to show significantly slower economic growth. GameStop stock is at unprecedent heights. Why? Sarah McCammon