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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday to determine who should get a coronavirus vaccine first.

Around the country, election officials are recruiting thousands of new pollworkers to run this fall's election. It's a daunting task with high stakes, especially in swing states.

Closing early last season reportedly cost Vermont ski areas about $100 million. Staying open this season will be crucial. Resorts are coming up with alternative plans to opening during the pandemic.

In the early voting period, Texas surpassed records for turnout. The race there is remarkably close based on early analysis.

President Trump's positive coronavirus test started contact tracing efforts in multiple states. In New Jersey, health officials are reaching out to hundreds of people who attended a fundraiser there.

A Republican candidate for a House race in North Carolina is getting attention for his young age and for what critics say are thinly veiled white nationalist views.

A source told NPR Republicans are expecting President Trump to announce he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Japan's government is appealing a landmark court ruling that holds it responsible for failing to prevent the worst nuclear accident in the country's history and orders it to pay damages to victims.

Tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico are still without power, days after a large earthquake rolled across the island. Buildings collapsed and some roads remain closed.

Floyd, who was killed while being forcefully restrained by police, was remembered as a loving brother during a memorial service as civil rights leaders called his death a catalyst for change.