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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Moncef Slaoui, chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed, about Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, which is said to be nearly 95% effective.

Hospitals are buying doctor practices at an increasing rate. They say it helps the quality of medicine, but it also helps a hospital's bottom line by providing a steady stream of patient referrals. One North Carolina hospital is out to hire the best doctors in town, and those just getting out of medical school.

The U.S. isn't alone in confronting sites dedicated to contentious, and often troubling, moments in its history.

As the partial government shutdown nears the start of its second week, Democrats say the only way out is for House Republicans to pass a clean spending bill to re-open the government with no changes to the Affordable Care Act. Some Republicans agree. So why don't moderate House Republicans rise up, and do something to end the shutdown?

Toni Morrison remains the sole Black female recipient of a Nobel Prize in Literature. Princeton University, where Morrison was a professor, is commemorating the 30th anniversary of her win.

Pandemic restrictions for asylum seekers are set to expire Thursday night. Communities along the border are seeing huge crowds as migrants line up to apply for authorized status in the U.S.

Tensions in East Asia are on the rise, with the first North Korean ICBM launch in some three months and the U.S. expected to send its first nuclear-armed sub to the region in decades.

Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner has overseen one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America. The turnaround followed three years of economic collapse in Argentina that left more than half the nation in poverty.

A 19-year-old man charged with first-degree murder was found dead while in police custody in Prince George's County, Md. Washington Post reporter Aaron Davis says the Maryland State Police has been asked to conduct an independent investigation.

The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.