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Volunteers getting the shot help determine if a candidate vaccine works. But what with social distancing and masks, scientists must discern if it's the shot or these other measures preventing illness.

Chris Anderson, supervisor of elections in Seminole County, Fla., talks about finding the solution to an equipment problem at Dollar Tree and other challenges of running an election during a pandemic.

In North Carolina, GOP Sen. Thom Tillis and Democrat Cal Cunningham held a second debate. The fight over the open Supreme Court seat was one issue. A Democratic win could flip control of the chamber.

The U.S. will officially be out of the Paris climate agreement the day after the presidential election. Where does climate diplomacy stand, and how are other countries reacting?

VP Richard Nixon ate half a sandwich at a campaign stop in Illinois 60 years ago. Steve Jenne took the other half. In 1988, he brought it onto The Tonight Show with a fresh one for Johnny Carson.

Needing inspiration, Bruce Springsteen says he wandered through his house playing a guitar that a fan gave him. He tells Rolling Stone he wrote the songs for his new album on it in less than 10 days.

Google and Apple teamed up on using smartphones to track coronavirus infections. But the systems are only available in a few states, where they're being used by a tiny percentage of the population.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana about one of President Trump's potential choices for the Supreme Court vacancy: Amy Coney Barrett, who is also from Indiana.

Portland is about to see a 100th consecutive night of protests. This week brought a considerable escalation in violence, with two people being killed — one on the far right and one on the far left.

Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime and always maintained his innocence, has seen his charges dropped. Flowers' story was featured in the APM podcast In The Dark.