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Newly Released COVID-19 Data Show Most U.S. Cities Are 'Sustained Hotspots'

A comprehensive dataset gives the American public the same view of the status of the pandemic that federal officials have but previously held back. The outlook is bleak.

Snow blankets streets in Binghamton after a winter storm dumped nearly four feet of snow on parts of the Southern Tier. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Food Pantries Worry About Getting Food To Clients After Winter Storm

“Over 85 families are depending on this food for their Christmas dinners, so we are very concerned about being able to get the plowing done."

LBCC Nursing Student Gail Powers, photographed outside of the College Medical Center in Long Beach, California, on December 1st, 2020. (James Bernal for the Hechinger Report)

Despite High Demand For Nurses, Colleges Aren't Keeping Up

Even before COVID-19, the system wasn't turning out enough nurses to meet the national shortage.

A sign in the window of an office at Pfizer Manufacturing in Puurs, Belgium on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The European Medicines Agency is meeting Monday to consider approving a coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer that would be the first to be authorized for use in the European Union. The closed-doors meeting comes weeks after the shot was granted permission under emergency provisions by regulators in Britain and the United States. (AP Photo/Valentin Bianchi)

EU Approves Use Of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Hours after the EU's drug agency signed off on the vaccine, the European Commission approved its use, clearing the way for inoculations to begin across Europe.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, gives an opening statement during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on December 16, 2020 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump continues to push baseless claims of voter fraud during the presidential election, which Krebs called the most secure in American history. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Former Government Cybersecurity Head Blames Russian Intelligence For Massive Hack

Christopher Krebs, the former top cybersecurity official in the U.S., talked with NPR about how the hack happened and how the U.S. should respond.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. The Defenders of the Fatherland Day, celebrated in Russia on Feb. 23, honors the nation's military and is a nationwide holiday. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Putin And Biden Signal Chilly Relations To Come

As the president-elect vows to get tough on Moscow, analysts say Russia's leader wants to show he'll take the fight to Washington — and his congratulations delay was just the latest sign.

'$4 In My Bank Account': Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo

Lilli Rayne's dog-walking business was taking off and she was finally preparing to buy a house. Then the pandemic struck. She's among the millions of Americans struggling to stay afloat right now.

'$4 In My Bank Account': Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo

Lilli Rayne's dog-walking business was taking off and she was finally preparing to buy a house. Then the pandemic struck. She's among the millions of Americans struggling to stay afloat right now.

The U.S. Capitol at dawn in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The House and Senate are set to vote today on a roughly $900 billion pandemic relief bill to bolster the U.S. economy amid the continued coronavirus pandemic that would be the second-biggest economic rescue measure in the nations history. Photographer: Oliver Contreras/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Congress Acts To Spare Consumers From Costly Surprise Medical Bills

Congress has passed a long-debated measure to stop health care providers from billing patients for charges not covered by their insurance. Here's how the new protection works.

President Donald Trump boards Marine One as he leaves the White House en route to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Low Demand For Antibody Drugs Against COVID-19

Monoclonal antibodies to prevent severe COVID-19 aren't being used as widely as expected. Medical staff shortages and patient transportation problems are two of the reasons.

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