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Another COVID-19 vaccine nears authorization. A major computer hack poses a 'grave risk' to the U.S. And, Congress nears a deal on more coronavirus relief.

The final details of a new coronavirus relief deal are still being ironed out, but the package is likely to include direct payments for many Americans and short-term help for the unemployed.

This year, Congress passed a tax break to encourage more people to make donations. The break is about to expire, leaving Congress to rethink how to help boost charitable giving in the pandemic.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, and former undercover CIA officer in the Middle East, about his decision to leave Congress and the future of his political party.

All signs are pointing to a dry start to 2021 across much of the Colorado River watershed, which provides water to about 40 million people in the Western U.S.

Native Americans have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and are four times as likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19.

After several days of relative silence, the U.S. cybersecurity agency now says a major computer hack poses a "grave risk", extending throughout federal, state and local government.

The late August Wilson's first Broadway hit, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, has been adapted for the screen, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final film role.

Virginia lawmakers will vote on whether to replace a statue of Robert E. Lee with one of Barbara Rose Johns. In 1951, she led a student walkout to protest her high school's segregated facilities.

If you haven't ordered gifts online yet, it may be too late to get them delivered by Christmas. More consumers are shopping online this year and extra holiday demand is exceeding delivery capacity.