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A new federal rule requires hospitals and other high-risk health care settings to implement COVID-19 safety measures, including providing personal protective equipment to workers, ensuring proper ventilation and giving workers paid time off to get vaccinated.

Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers

The Biden administration has issued an emergency rule that requires health care employers to take steps to protect their workers from COVID-19.

Christopher Miller, pictured on Sept. 24, became acting defense secretary after President Trump fired Mark Esper. Miller is perceived as more loyal to Trump than Esper.

Former National Security Officials Worry What Trump Could Do In Iran And Afghanistan

Former national security officials tell All Things Considered that they worry about the blowback if Trump were to launch an unprovoked attack on Iran or quickly pull troops from Afghanistan.

After delay, registration for Ford Field vaccine center up and running

Michiganders in southeast Michigan can now register for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at Ford Field. The home of the Detroit Lions will open its doors to…

Norman Einspruch, 88, a cardiology patient at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla., receives his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 30.

COVID-19 Cases Surge In U.S. As Vaccinations Fall Below Government Predictions

Saturday's total of 299,087 new cases marks a new single-day high for the U.S. Meanwhile, vaccination campaigns are off to a disorganized start.

A pedestrian walks past a mural in Huntington, W.Va., on March 18. Huntington was once ground zero for the U.S. opioid epidemic.

Was It 'Reasonable' To Ship 81 Million Opioid Pills To This Small West Virginia City?

As a landmark federal opioid trial nears completion, West Virginia communities are demanding $2.5 billion in compensation. Drug firms say they acted responsibly in shipping millions of pills.

Howes: 'Welcome to the asylum, Coach Mel Tucker'

After a week of the usual chaos, Michigan State University has a new football coach.Welcome to the asylum, Coach Mel Tucker. It’s where the inmates…

South Dakota has given out about 75% of the vaccine doses it's received, a high rate among states.

South Dakota Health Leader On How The State Has Gotten Its Vaccine Out

South Dakota has administered roughly 80,000 of the 106,000 doses it has received so far, or 75%. Dr. Shankar Kurra in Rapid City says a centralized system helped for coordination.

The first-ever image of a black hole was released Wednesday by a consortium of researchers, showing the "black hole at the center of galaxy M87, outlined by emission from hot gas swirling around it under the influence of strong gravity near its event horizon."

Earth Sees First Image Of A Black Hole

Every image you've ever seen of a black hole has been a simulation. Until now. "We have seen what we thought was unseeable," said Event Horizon Telescope Director Shep Doeleman.

Rebbeccah Atieno stands with one of the boats owned by the No Sex for Fish women. Once a proud boat owner herself, she says she lost her home when Lake Victoria swept through the village; her boat no longer functions. She now earns a living working on rice farms and selling food at a kiosk. A widowed mother of six, she worries about how she'll pay school fees without her fishing income.

Whatever Happened To ... The Women Who Boldly Declared: 'No Sex For Fish'?

Women in a Kenyan village had a radical idea to stop the practice of trading sex for fish to sell: What if they owned their own boats? They had great success. Then came a series of terrible setbacks.

Daniel Craig's final crack at 007 was among the first films to delay opening because of the pandemic. He will play across Ana de Armas in <em>No Time To Die.</em>

The 9 Biggest Movies To Watch This Fall (And Other Films That Sound Intriguing)

A look at the possible awards contenders and blockbusters that Hollywood has in store for autumn.

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