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Behind schedule and struggling to fix irregularities in the count, the Census Bureau is working toward Jan. 9 as the next date in the process for releasing results, a bureau employee tells NPR.

According to a new book, there are many invisible factors that help lead an athlete to become a champion. These include: having older siblings and growing up in a mid-sized town.

John Demers looks back on his latest stretch in the Justice Department in an exclusive interview with NPR. Cyber threats from Russia and China will remain a big problem, he warns.

It's been a tough year for most of us, and we've been asking what's helped you cope. For many of us — it was mother nature and our four legged friends — that have gotten us through it.

Colorado health officials found the variant of COVID-19 that spreads faster than the common strain. U.K. scientists identified the strain last week. It has spread in the U.K. and to other countries.

The state has a law strictly regulating nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals. But the governor recently said hospitals could lift those limits in pandemic times, and nurses are crying foul.

COVID-19 meant Scouts couldn't gather in groups, go camping, or help each other with projects. It also changed recruiting. But it didn't deter the first batch of girls who will receive their Eagle Scout rank in February.

Dozens of notable jazz musicians died this year, many from COVID-19. Fresh Air critic Kevin Whitehead remembers some of the legends lost, including Bucky Pizzarelli, Ellis Marsalis and Jimmy Heath.

There's worry that the vaccine for the coronavirus is not being distributed fast enough.