Biden Again Criticizes Trump's COVID Response, Vows To Speed Vaccine Production In a speech Tuesday, the president-elect laid out his plan to combat coronavirus and criticized President Trump's response to the pandemic. He also encouraged Trump to get vaccinated. Danielle Kurtzleben
Our Top Global Stories Of 2020 Not About The Pandemic Beyoncé's Africa video, Inuit advice on raising kids without yelling and ... locusts! Here's the surprising mix of stories Goats and Soda readers loved in 2020 that have nothing to do with COVID-19. Malaka Gharib
How To Make A New Year's Resolution A new study looks at ways to make New Year's resolutions succeed. Greg Rosalsky
Field Hospital Opened In Rhode Island To Deal With COVID-19 Surge NPR's David Greene speaks with Dr. Laura Forman, who is the co-medical director of a field hospital in Cranston, about the challenges of operating the temporary medical venue.
'I Regret Nothing': Doctor Who Criticized Trump Parade Works Last Day At Walter Reed "I stand by my words," says Dr. James Phillips, the Walter Reed physician who said the president's decision to drive by supporters while being treated for COVID-19 endangered his security detail. Bill Chappell
As Hospitals Rollout COVID-19 Vaccines, Health Care Workers Describe Chaos And Anger Problems included a glitch with a sign-up app and some staff jumping to the front of the line, ahead of medical workers with more exposure to the coronavirus. Gabrielle Emanuel
Is It Time For A Race Reckoning In Kidney Medicine? A movement sparked by medical students is pushing to eliminate the use of race to estimate kidney function, saying it reinforces racist thinking. Some argue the change could cause unintended harm. Maria Godoy
Here Is 1 Way To Show Appreciation For The COVID-19 Vaccine A German pilot used a GPS device to map a route that would take the shape of a giant syringe. He flew about 5,000 feet in the air to trace the syringe, which spanned over 40 miles in the sky.
After Threatening To Derail It, Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Package Into Law President Trump has signed a massive COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending package, deputy press secretary Judd Deere said Sunday night on Twitter. Claudia Grisales
Why The World Is Seeing Some Of Its Most Extreme Pandemic Lockdowns Even as the European Union began vaccine rollouts on Sunday, nations around the globe are instituting severe lockdowns and travel restrictions. Fear of the U.K. variant is a key reason. Jason Beaubien