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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about "Songs of Comfort and Hope," the new album he's recorded with British pianist Kathryn Stott.

December is usually the time when families sit in crowded stuffy school gymnasiums for the annual elementary school holiday concert. But because of COVID-19, local music programs had to get creative.

Could earlier access to the vaccine for some groups, like Native Americans, be a form of reparations for historical injustice?

Starting today the majority of NPR podcasts will be available globally to an audience of 320 million Spotify users.

Plus: Can the virus make me sick many years later, like the chickenpox virus does?

The Federal Reserve says economic growth could be stronger than previously expected next year. But the central bank cautions that struggling families and businesses will need help until then.

In large parts of California, hospitals are scrambling to bolster staffing as ICUs fill up and hospitals are overwhelmed. The state is requesting federal help and seeking medical staff from overseas.

Instead of banning indoor dining due to COVID-19, Massachusetts is squeezing restaurants with ever-tightening restrictions. At Cornwall's Tavern, it becomes a question of whether to take a break.

They turned their van into a mini dining room, complete with a checkered tablecloth and string lights. They can roll up to a restaurant parking lot and have meals delivered to the back of the van.

Researchers say the pandemic is largely to blame for this year's drastic enrollment declines, but college-going has also been on a decade-long downward trend.