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The Washington Capitals star made history with a power play goal from the left faceoff circle — as Gretzky, who last set the record more than 25 years ago, looked on.

Government officials in France are under fire for the slow rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. The country has one of the highest death tolls from the pandemic in Europe — more than 66,000.

Tensions again increase between the U.S. and Iran, as the first anniversary approaches of the American drone strike that killed an Iran's top military commander.

Thousands of state lawmakers are expected to return to their capitols in 2021 for a new legislative session. But the pandemic and political divisions are making that harder than ever.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Erin Brodwin of Stat News about why Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP MorganChase health care company Haven is closing.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic over the latest controversial college football playoff rankings.

More world leaders than usual are expected to speak at the U.N. General Assembly this year because of its virtual format. In his video message, Trump came out swinging against Beijing.

Nineteen-year-old Ashima Shiraishi may be one of the most talented rock climbers in the world, but lofty titles aside, she wants kids to know that most of climbing — and life — is "just falling."

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former government prosecutor Andrew Weissmann about what he saw this week in the testimony of top U.S. diplomats.

Pride died Saturday from complications of COVID-19 in Dallas. The baritone-voiced singer was the first Black man inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dr. Ruth Faden, founder of Johns Hopkins University's bioethics institute, about why none of the top coronavirus vaccine contenders has been tested on pregnant people.

Asian American voter turnout was up 91% on Election Day 2020 compared to 2016. Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood with Asian Americans Advancing Justice's Atlanta chapter describes how activists made that happen.

A new, dire record: the U.S. has topped 9 million coronavirus infections. Hospitals are overwhelmed in some areas of the country, while others are preparing for a new influx of COVID-19 patients.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joe Valiente, emergency management director for Jefferson Parish in Louisiana, about damage caused by Hurricane Zeta to the area.

People who live on America's 326 Indian reservations often have a harder time voting due to bad roads and lack of formal addresses. The pandemic is adding challenges.

For all the national interest in the congressional special election in upstate New York, it was Bill Owens' focus on local issues that made the difference. The Democrat won the seat that had been a safe Republican stronghold for more than a century.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has a long history with Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. What will that mean for President-Elect Biden's time in the White House?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jose Romero, chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's immunization committee, about the committee's recommendations for coronavirus vaccination.

President Trump took Florida by a much bigger margin Tuesday than he did in 2016. And he might have done this by peeling away Hispanic voters, scaring many from Joe Biden by associating him with socialists from countries they fled.

With the coronavirus surging, an El Paso, Texas, county judge ordered all nonessential businesses to close. But after several business owners and the state attorney sued, a court put the plan on hold.