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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Jose Romero, Arkansas health secretary and chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immunization advisory committee, about vaccine distribution.

Parts of California have reached 0% capacity in ICUs, and hospitals are considering when to invoke crisis standards of care. That could lead to some patients being prioritized over others.

When COVID-19 cases peaked in Arizona over the summer, the state closed some businesses and set benchmarks for when they could reopen. As new cases surge, businesses aren't required to close again.

Demand for bus travel has dropped sharply during the pandemic, jeopardizing an industry that ordinarily serves many lower-income travelers.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has named his pick to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the Senate. Alex Padilla, California's secretary of state, will become the state's first Latino senator.

Justice Department whistleblowers are calling on federal watchdogs and members of Congress to investigate what they call illegal and abusive government directives that chill diversity speech.

The head of security for a voting equipment vendor speaks out from an undisclosed location where he's living after threats or harassment were directed to him and his family — even ex-girlfriends.

The legislation would create a Smithsonian museum for Latino Americans as part of the nearly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. It's something comedian Cristela Alonzo has been pushing for.

The drugmakers will add an additional 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the number that they are already supplying the government. They expect to deliver all the doses by July 31.

His parents traveled 15 hours by bus to bring him to a clinic to save his life. He weighed 6 pounds. And he could be one of the fortunate ones.