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The pending arrival of vaccines has brought "hope for a brighter future," the OECD says. Here, workers from the Red Cross and the Federal Agency for Technical Relief help set up a center for COVID-19 vaccinations in a gymnasium in Eschwege, Germany.

Rosy Vaccine Outlook Brightens World Economic Forecast, But Recovery May Be Uneven

China is predicted to account for more than a third of global economic growth next year, while the U.S. and European countries will lag behind, according to the OECD.

Downed power lines and other damage from Hurricane Zeta are seen in Chalmette, La., on Thursday. Seven hurricanes have hit the Gulf Coast in 2020, bringing extensive destruction to the area.

Zeta Causes 2 Million Power Outages, Speeds Its Way Into Virginia

Most of the power outages are in Georgia, where 677,842 customers lost electricity. But Louisiana, Alabama and North Carolina each saw more than 400,000 accounts go dark.

Smartphone Data: Many Americans Ignored Thanksgiving Travel Warnings From The CDC

NPR analyzed data by SafeGraph to determine the percentage of people who stayed at their "home" location for Thanksgiving as well as the percentage who traveled 31 miles or more.

Rayon Edwards rallies protesters during a march Thursday for Marcellis Stinnette, who was killed by police in Waukegan, Ill.

Protesters in Waukegan, Ill., Call For Federal Probe After Police Kill Black Man

Illinois State Police are investigating the police shooting of Marcellis Stinnette in Waukegan, Ill., north of Chicago. At a rally Thursday, protesters say they want police accountability.

Police block off the area around the Laurel, Md., home of a suspect in a shooting at a newsroom in Maryland's capital earlier on Thursday.

What We Know About The Alleged Gunman At A Maryland Newsroom

Police have identified 38-year-old Jarrod W. Ramos as the man they say gunned down five people at the offices of the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday.

Matthew Keagle, a historian, re-enactor and lead curator at Fort Ticonderoga, wears a Continental Army officer's uniform that he made himself. He has uncovered new clues about the Christmas Riot of 1776 and what sparked the violence.

1776 'Christmas Riot' At Fort Ticonderoga Reveals Long-Forgotten Tensions

A Christmas Day battle at Fort Ticonderoga between Massachusetts and Pennsylvania regiments in the Continental Army has long been a mystery. Now, new documents detail what happened and why.

Patients Are Turning To GoFundMe To Fill Health Insurance Gaps

Medical fundraisers account for 1 in 3 of the website's campaigns and bring in more money than any other GoFundMe category. Americans' confidence they can afford health care is slipping, some say.

What Virginia's Black Community Has To Say About Gov. Ralph Northam

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former NAACP president and longtime Virginia resident Cornell Brooks about Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's blackface scandal.

Trump Not 'Immune' From Releasing Tax Returns, Supreme Court Rules

David Greene talks with constitutional lawyer Kim Wehle about the Supreme Court rulings on President Trump's tax returns.

Then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill last year. Even retired officers should stay out of politics, Dempsey said. "When general officers and admirals become politicized, it can reflect back on those currently serving," he said.

Gen. Dempsey To Fellow Officers: Stay Off The Political Battlefield

Two retired generals spoke out at the political conventions last month. The retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says they and other officers should keep their politics private.

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