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A federal judge halted the execution of Lisa Montgomery mere hours before she was set to die by lethal injection. She would have been the first woman to die by the death penalty in nearly seven decades.

The $2.3 trillion relief bill includes a request that federal agencies tell Congress what they know about "unidentified aerial phenomena."

It takes time after vaccination for immunity to the virus to build up, and no vaccine is 100% effective. Plus, scientists don't yet know if the vaccine stops viral spread. Here's what's known so far.

Many complain Michigan's new restrictions on commercial fishing would shut down their businesses. The state supplies much of the Great Lakes' whitefish, and there are warnings of looming shortages.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Maria Hinojosa and Texas immigration attorney Efrén Olivares about the Trump administration's imprint on immigration policy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa., about potential threats that the federal government is preparing for ahead of the inauguration.

The Justice Department has opened more than 170 cases into the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, said the acting U.S. attorney on Tuesday — adding that it expects to investigate hundreds more.

Trump administration officials on Tuesday announced several changes to the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, including a call for states to open up eligibility to everyone age 65 and older.

President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, spoke to NPR ahead of Thursday's election. His main challenger, Bobi Wine, said Tuesday the military had killed his driver and his home had been raided.

Adam Jentleson traces the history of the filibuster, which started as a tool of Southern senators upholding slavery and then later became a mechanism to block civil rights legislation.