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NC Health Department Announces First Hospital Systems To Receive COVID Vaccine

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released a list of hospital systems that will get the initial shipment of a forthcoming...

A boy wearing a mask shoots on an outdoor basketball court.

NC High School Basketball Season To Begin With Mask Mandate

High school basketball season is beginning with a mask mandate. Games don't tip off until January, but tryouts start this week. And the North Carolina...

Gov. Charlie Baker at The New England Center for Children in July. With coronavirus cases continuing to climb across the state, Baker has reimplemented restrictions. Some businesses will close and others will operate at reduced capacity.

Massachusetts Reimposes Coronavirus Restrictions

Gov. Charlie Baker is turning back to sweeping measures as cases and deaths rise. Fewer people are allowed at restaurant tables and service is limited to 90 minutes. Indoor performances are banned.

Gov. Roy Cooper, center, is seen during a tour of Gilero in Pittsboro, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. The medical device manufacturer began producing face shields when the pandemic started and also produces swabs for rapid tests in addition to self contained oxygenated negative pressure environments.

North Carolina Sets 10 PM Curfew Amid Surge In Virus

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a modified stay-at-home order on Tuesday that requires the state's roughly 10.5 million residents to remain off...

Stephen Hahn, who heads the FDA, tells NPR the agency will likely make a decision about Pfizer's vaccine "shortly after" a meeting on Thursday.

FDA Head Stephen Hahn On What's Next For Pfizer Vaccine In Fast-Moving Process

The FDA will likely make a decision about approving Pfizer's vaccine "shortly after" an advisory committee meeting on Thursday. The agency has found "no specific safety concerns" about the vaccine.

President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani speaks during an appearance last week before the Michigan House Oversight Committee in Lansing. Days later, it was revealed he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

After Giuliani Hearing Last Week, Michigan House Is Accused Of COVID-19 Violations

Following an employee complaint, Michigan's House of Representatives is being investigated over alleged coronavirus safety breaches, but state senators will continue to meet.

In this 2010 photo, Army Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin appears at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his reappointment to be commander of the U.S. forces in Iraq. President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Austin as the first African-American to be defense secretary.

Lloyd Austin: A Man 'Of The Highest Integrity,' But Still Unknown To Many

If confirmed as defense secretary, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin would be the first African-American to run the world's largest employer, with some 2.2 million servicemembers.

Biden Holds A Meeting With Members Of Historic Civil Rights Organizations

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, about Tuesday's meeting between the NAACP and President-elect Joe Biden.

Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees Congressman Adam Smith (Center L), D-Wash., and Senator James Inhofe (C-R), R-Okla., participate in a ceremonial gavel passing while Senator Jack Reed (R), D-RI., and Congressman Mac Thornberry (L), R-Texas, look on at the US Capitol last month

House Approves Defense Bill By Veto-Proof Margin, Despite President Trump's Threats

The House approved the final version of the annual defense with overwhelming bipartisan vote. The legislation is facing several veto threats from the president, which Congress may override.

Tom Vilsack served as secretary of agriculture during the Obama administration and has been a trusted adviser to President-elect Joe Biden.

Biden Plans To Bring Vilsack Back To USDA Despite Criticism From Reformers

Vilsack served as secretary of agriculture during the Obama administration and has been a trusted adviser to President-elect Joe Biden. But critics say his time has passed.

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