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Behind schedule and struggling to fix irregularities in the count, the Census Bureau is working toward Jan. 9 as the next date in the process for releasing results, a bureau employee tells NPR.

According to a new book, there are many invisible factors that help lead an athlete to become a champion. These include: having older siblings and growing up in a mid-sized town.

NPR's Eyder Peralta discusses some of the biggest stories in Africa this past year, including why the continent has fared better in the pandemic than many experts initially feared.

NPR honors milestones — the pins people use to map out their lives and mark their accomplishments — that were lost this year due to the pandemic.

The state's hospitalizations have reached levels not seen since mid-May, but the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps crew say they're only getting a handful of COVID-19-related calls.

Authorities revealed that DNA testing shows the man believed to be the perpetrator of the Christmas Day incident died in the blast.

In the midst of a pandemic that's wreaking havoc on prisons and disproportionately affects older people, activists known as the Kings Bay Plowshares have been sentenced to up to 33 months in prison.

President Trump signs into law the coronavirus relief and spending package. Nashville investigators identify the Christmas Day bomber. Plus, the EU launches its first round of COVID-19 vaccinations.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs, allow companies to go public without jumping through all the hoops of an initial public offering. SPACs have dominated business headlines this year.

This has been a tough year for pretty much everyone on Earth. But things have been going much better in space. One of the big milestone was for NASA and the commercial company SpaceX.