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Pediatricians have been asking policy makers to include children in COVID-19 vaccine trials. Now, the FDA has given Pfizer approval to enroll adolescents as young as 12 years old.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actor Sunita Mani about diversity in Hollywood and her role in the new film Save Yourselves!.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court.

Suffolk County health officials have slapped a Long Island banquet venue with $12,000 in fines for COVID-19 violations.Officials say the Miller Place Inn…

A Sweet 16 birthday party is Suffolk County's superspreader event. The MTA hemorrhages money, and another push for pot in Connecticut. Also, if there ever…

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says he is still pushing for the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use. He says he’d like lawmakers to take up…

With so many infections and deaths from COVID-19 in nursing homes, many in the industry and in government are considering how to make the facilities safer.

Physician Taison Bell reflects on the messaging around COVID-19 disparities and whether that's impacted how some people are responding to measures to control the virus.

President Trump remains in office until early 2021 — and there will be political struggles aplenty for Washington and the outgoing chief executive before Inauguration Day.

The U.S., India and Brazil lead with the most cases and account for nearly half of the world count. The U.S. alone is poised to hit 10 million cases as hospitalizations continue to climb.