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A Boeing 737 Max lands earlier this month at an airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil. On Friday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation released its probe into what went wrong with the airliner after it was involved in multiple deadly crashes.

Senate Report Faults FAA And Boeing For Failures In Review Of 737 Max

The scathing report alleged that the FAA retaliated against whistleblowers, and said Boeing officials improperly influenced the outcome of tests of the aircraft's faulty flight control system.

Revisiting With People Who Got Stuck In Months-Long Wuhan Lockdown

Back in March, two people were stuck in Wuhan, China — the pandemic's first epicenter. We check in with them again as they navigate work and family life.

Shirley Jackson's Son On His Mother's Newly Discovered Short Story

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Laurence Hyman, son of Shirley Jackson, about his mother's recently discovered short story which was recently published in The Strand Magazine.

Riz Ahmed plays plays a drummer who goes deaf in <em>Sound of Metal.</em>

Fresh Air Weekend: Riz Ahmed; Best Books Of 2020; Rock Photographer Bob Gruen

Ahmed plays a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal. Maureen Corrigan shares her book picks for the year. Gruen has photographed countless rock stars, including John Lennon and Tina Turner.

U.S. Army General Gustave Perna told reporters Saturday that some 7.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are ready for distribution next week.

Warp Speed Official: 7.9 Million Doses Of Vaccine Ready For Distribution Next Week

The top military official with the federal vaccine effort spoke less than 24 hours after Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine became the second to receive an emergency use authorization from the FDA.

Vice President Mike Pence arrives for a ceremony to commemorate the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force on Friday. Members of the branch will be called "guardians."

Space Force Members Will Be Called 'Guardians'

The official moniker, announced by Vice President Pence at a White House ceremony, comes one year after the creation of the newest military branch. The name drew raised eyebrows online.

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., is at the center of a fight over the last major issue standing in the way of a $900 billion COVID relief agreement.

Congress Stuck, Again, In Quest To Pass COVID Relief

Congressional leaders returned to familiar ground Saturday, digging in on opposite sides of a stalemate over a coronavirus relief package they all is badly needed to help struggling Americans.

Medical residents and fellows protest the university's vaccine allocation process outside Stanford Hospital on Friday morning in Palo Alto, Calif.

Stanford Apologizes After Vaccine Allocation Leaves Out Nearly All Medical Residents

Residents waged a protest on Friday, demanding to know why senior faculty were getting the vaccine before front-line workers who see COVID-19 patients. Stanford has agreed the plan was flawed.

Following the closure of the U.S. Consulates in Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow will be the only American diplomatic outpost in Russia.

U.S. State Department Closing Two Consulates In Russia

The announcement follows the revelation of a massive cyberattack against numerous government agencies as well as a number of private companies. Russian intelligence is widely believed responsible.

In Georgia Runoffs, Dems Are Running Hard On Health Care. Republicans? Not So Much

The two Democratic challengers for the U.S. Senate believe focusing on health care during a pandemic will motivate voters for the Jan. 5 runoff. If both win, their party will control the U.S. Senate.

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