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A minimum three-week stay-at-home order is expected in much of California as hospitals experience an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 patients in intensive care units.

California Is Days Away From A Regional Stay-At-Home Order

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the restrictions will likely go into effect "in the next day or two" in places with less than 15% ICU availability, and remain in effect for at least three weeks.

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams demonstrates how to use a COVID-19 self-test kit during a press conference in Atlanta in August.

U.S. Surgeon General: 'We Are Absolutely Ready' To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine

Jerome Adams acknowledged earlier missteps but says he's confident in plans for vaccine distribution. And after the Thanksgiving spike in cases, he says "targeted closures and mandates" may be needed.

The U.K. has approved use of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

U.K.'s Approval Of Pfizer Vaccine Should 'Give People Hope,' Vaccine Expert Says

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was developed fast. But a leading vaccine expert says it's important for consumers to know the companies "haven't cut corners" in the clinical science.

National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks during a Senate hearing earlier this year. On Thursday, Collins called on religious leaders to keep their worship spaces closed, despite rising protests from some church leaders.

NIH Director Tells Churches To Do The 'Altruistic, Loving Thing' And Stay Closed

His comments came even as the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a federal district court to reexamine its previous support for restrictions on indoor religious services in California.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are now in direct talks about coronavirus relief aid after weeks of pushing competing proposals.

Momentum For Coronavirus Relief Bill Builds, But Time Short As Parties Work On Deal

With days left before Congress aims to wrap for the year, Republicans and Democrats appear more willing to negotiate on a COVID-19 relief bill. But key sticking points remain.

Gabriel Sterling with the Georgia Secretary of State's office pleaded Tuesday for a stop to conspiracy theories surrounding the election.

As Trump's Election Pressure Campaign Hits Republican Officials, Some Hit Back

"History will not be kind to those who are cognizant of the truth and yet choose silence for political expediency," said a Florida county GOP elections supervisor.

Voters wave Biden-Harris campaign signs at the entrance to a polling station in Gwinnett County, Ga., on Nov 3. Gwinnett is one of the five Atlanta metro counties that saw a dramatic increase in turnout among Asian American and Pacific Island voters this year.

Asian American And Pacific Islander Turnout Helped Hand Biden Georgia

Asian American voter turnout was up 91% on Election Day 2020 compared to 2016. Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood with Asian Americans Advancing Justice's Atlanta chapter describes how activists made that happen.

Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies and Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz in David Fincher's impressive <em>Mank.</em>

'Mank' Is A Lushly Rendered Cinematic Landscape

David Fincher's dramatization of Citizen Kane's origin story is an impressive, if occasionally inert, biopic.

Maureen Corrigan's 10 Books That Will Connect You In A Socially Distant Year

Sealed into our little Zoom boxes, masked when we're in contact with others, it's easy to feel separated from the world during the pandemic. These 10 books can help break through the solitude.

Baratunde Thurston: How To Citizen

This year's election saw historic voter turnout. But in a divided democracy, how else can we commit to our civic duties? This hour, Baratunde Thurston joins Manoush with ideas on how to citizen.

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