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It's the final countdown to a pair of Senate runoff elections in Georgia that will determine which party will control the chamber.

The United States' effort to vaccinate people against the coronavirus has gotten off to an unsteady start.

The Atlantic's Derek Thompson talks about what the shift toward working and learning from home mean for our lives and communities.

Brussels remains on high alert for the third day with schools and the metro system closed. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with reporter Teri Schultz in Brussels about how this is affecting residents there.

In Martinez's favorite podcast, the hosts ask guests what makes them cry.

Major League Baseball's decision to eliminate 40 minor league teams is angering residents. In cities big and small, these teams are as much a cultural identity as an inexpensive and fun family outing.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers spent two years examining how to make Congress work better. A Democrat and a Republican who led the effort discuss their findings and views on the new Congress.

Rita Martinez, a community organizer in Pueblo, Colo., was probably best known for her lengthy fight to remove the city's Columbus Day statue. She died from COVID-19 at age 65.

The clock at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, traditionally runs three minutes fast and is set back to match Greenwich Mean Time only on Dec. 31. This year, it will keep running fast.

Public transit agencies in the U.S. are struggling with lower ridership and revenues during the pandemic. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with transit experts about whether subway and bus systems can survive.