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Joe Biden is expected to nominate a retired four-star general as defense chief. Vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the U.K. Plus, new data show how COVID-19 is stressing hospitals.

Even more people are shopping online for the holidays this year. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary about how to avoid online scams.

The 130-year-old Capitol building where Rep.-elect David Ortiz will work isn't totally accessible. We examine what his victory means for disability rights, and what changes have to be made.

Under a new Department of Transportation rule, only emotional support dogs that meet strict service animal standards will be allowed to fly. The new rule goes into effect next month.

People looking for holiday gift ideas have a resource: the NPR Book Concierge. The interactive book finder has hundreds of titles selected by NPR critics and staff.

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as his defense secretary. If confirmed, Austin would be the first African American to head the Pentagon.

Bob Dylan sold his song catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group. David Crosby says he's in the process of selling his publishing rights too — as the pandemic reshuffles the music industry.

The U.K. has begun inoculating people against COVID-19 using the Pfizer vaccine, amid concerns that future supplies of vaccines might be disrupted by Britain's exit from the European Union.

As a 2021 Rhodes Scholar, Potes will study at the University of Oxford. His parents settled in Miami after fleeing Colombia when he was 4. He is a new graduate of Columbia University in New York.

Holiday spending offers a good opportunity to earn reward points, and the pandemic has created ways to earn even more.

STARS such as Michelle Keegan, Stacey Solomon and Rochelle Humes bring out their best baubles for the battle of the front door display bling every year.   And usually no one does Christmas quite like the celebs – and this year’s efforts ‘outside the houses’ are no exception. But this year, some non-celebrity women have taken […]

Newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced sweeping plans for criminal justice reform as he was sworn into office Monday.

Navlakha has been in the jail since his arrest on October 1, 2018. The NIA has alleged that till August 2018, he was a member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist)

COVID cases in London are rising, prompting concern the capital could soon be placed into Tier 3 - so what is the R-rate in London?

1. Chang'e-5 spacecraft smashes into moon after completing mission  SpaceNews
2. China plants its flag on the moon with Chang'e 5 lunar lander (photo, video)  Space.com
3. China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft waits for best trajectory to return to Earth  South China Morning Post
4. Chinese probe orbiting moon with Earth-bound samples  Phys.org
5. US TV host criticized by Chinese netizens for comments on China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe project  Global Times
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Nearly a year after announcing its construction, a new tennis pavilion has been completed on the White House grounds, the administration said in a statement Monday.

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Nearly a quarter of all deaths in England and Wales mentioned Covid-19 on the certificate.

The NBA is planning to dole out $30 million per team — $900 million total — to bolster each organization’s finances and aid with liquidity issues caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Sports Business Journal reported Monday. The money was raised from notes issued by the NBA in the private placement market, per SBJ. The […]

Architecture firm Farrells has overhauled a 19th-century building in London's Belgravia neighbourhood to create a shopping and dining destination that spotlights both Japanese and Nordic craft. The Pantechnicon building was originally built in 1830 as an arts and crafts centre, before becoming a warehouse where the affluent locals of Belgravia could store their excess belongings.

The volatile situation around Erdoğan’s Turkey poses a dilemma for EU decision makers. Three scenarios can be envisaged for how the EU handles tensions with Ankara, writes Sir Michael Leigh.

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 352 new cases of the coronavirus, up 53 from Monday. The number is the result of 4,067 tests conducted on Dec…

A stuffed carrot called Kevin is causing chaos among Aldi shoppers at the moment after the supermarket released the toy that stars in its Christmas adverts

Solskjaer insists his side won't sit back and 'hope for a draw' in their final group game at RB Leipzig