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The Biden transition team also announced that Dr. David Kessler will be the White House's chief science officer for the COVID-19 response.

Sean Urbanski, 25, was convicted of murdering Collins in 2017. Limitations in Maryland's hate crime statute that exempted Urbanski led to a change in the law.

In India, TikTok was a phenomenon. Last June, the Indian government banned the app for geopolitical reasons. Six months later, it's not clear what the ban has accomplished.

Amazon took the social media platform Parler offline, saying Parler wasn't removing threats of violence. Parler Chief Policy Officer Amy Peikoff tells NPR the site's goal is freedom of speech.

SNL guest host Dan Levy got nudged by a pool noodle! That's one way to enforce physical distancing. We've got other tips at keeping your 6 feet — something humans are not very good at.

A year into the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Robert Redfield stands by his federal health agency's response to the pandemic despite an early "learning curve" and contradictory messaging from President Trump.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the upcoming presidential inauguration of Joe Biden in the wake of last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

States are using the honor system to determine who gets a coronavirus vaccine. Cheating would be easy, but pharmacist Jenny Arnold tells NPR's Scott Simon they don't want to police the process.

The NFL playoffs will bring us some nail biters to look forward to. And, we talk about the high profile NBA trade of James Harden.

They want to know what the intelligence community knew about the planned attack and why officials didn't prepare more thoroughly.