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David Dinkins has died at the age of 93. He served one term as mayor in the early 1990s.

NPR's Domenico Montanaro discusses the history-making names that President-elect Joe Biden is floating for his cabinet.

While the U.S. may see some brief, local shortages of items this winter, stores have learned a lot about making their supply chains more resilient over this past year.

Control of the Senate is on the line in January's runoff elections in Georgia. And Republican infighting about how the November election was conducted may hurt the party's chances.

A new report from the nonprofit Military Family Advisory Network sheds light on hunger among active duty service members, veterans and retirees.

A story a day in the history of the Alamo City, from popular lore to lesser known events critical to understanding its people and culture

Operation Warp Speed is allocating the first batch of 6.4 million COVID vaccines to states, based on population. This circumvents a CDC advisory committee, which proposed allocation based on risk.

Health workers and hospitals already strained by the pandemic are increasingly making direct appeals to the public with open letters, asking people to mask up and stay at home this holiday season.

A Vatican investigation into church leaders' failings that allowed the rise of a now-disgraced former U.S. cardinal has led some Catholics to call for "difficult reckoning" with the sainted pope.

The African crested rat's fuzzy fur has hairs loaded with a poison that can purportedly fell an elephant. But these rats turn out to be social, affectionate creatures.