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Boston Celtics player and coach K.C. Jones has died at age 88. NPR remembers his understated manner and how he let the players have the limelight.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Alex Padilla, California's former secretary of state who is set to take Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' Senate seat, about his background and his new position.

South Korean officials in Seoul want to lift people's spirits. They're sending flower bouquets to 500 lucky households. They're also providing counseling and postcards with stay-at-home tips.

The San Antonio Spurs head coach was ejected for a violation, and his assistant Becky Hammon took over. The Spurs lost to the Lakers, but she acknowledged that her stint was still "a big deal."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the $2,000 relief checks have "no realistic path" in the Senate on their own. He has tied them to other provisions that Democrats blast as partisan.

Medical staff are liaisons to the sick and dying for relatives not allowed at bedsides. The emotional toil at one Montana hospital is a case study of what caregivers are grappling with across the U.S.

Montana on Wednesday released an updated COVID-19 vaccine plan that incorporates new federal guidance on how shots will be distributed to critical groups into next summer.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Lee Newspaper’s State Government Bureau Chief, Holly Michels, has provided comprehensive coverage of government and politics since 2015. We regret the original omission.

The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers recommend feeding only breast milk for at least six months.

Professor Ben Gaskins explains what changing perceptions of the U.S. flag tells us about who we are as a country.