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Exquisitely Detailed And Impeccably Made, 'Mank' Is A Dazzling Feat

David Fincher's new film is a playful weave of fact and fiction as it reimagines the story of Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in the years that inspired the Hollywood masterpiece.

A woman walks past a sign at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, California where coronavirus cases have seen an alarming increase with more than 100 students in quarantine from cases originating in off-campus housing.

Dollars And Sense: Unpausing Student Loan Payment

Student loan borrowers haven't had to pay since March. That hold is scheduled to end in January, which many say could be too soon.

Commuters wear mandatory face coverings in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus after stepping off a bus at the Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Checking Up On The Health Of Public Transportation Systems

When America's systems of mass transit hurt, so do the frontline workers keeping the country running.

Reporter On Her Investigation Into Almost 80,000 People Who Vanished In Mexico

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mary Beth Sheridan of The Washington Postabout her investigation into tens of thousands of people in Mexico who have disappeared in recent years.

China's Global Trade Surplus Reaches Record High

China's trade surplus ballooned last month to a record $75 billion. Much of the increase came from a surge in exports to the United States.

The statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in front of the barracks at Virginia Military Institute in an archival photo. VMI began removing the statue Monday.

Virginia Military Institute Removes Statue Of Confederate Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson

The figure of Jackson was removed from its pedestal in front of the campus barracks Monday morning. It will be relocated to the Virginia Museum of the Civil War in New Market, Va.

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, listens during a Senate committee hearing in September. Collins told NPR that scientists from the Food and Drug Administration have been closely analyzing data from vaccine trials to determine safety.

NIH Director Predicts Vaccinations Will Start This Month

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, says people in some of the highest-risk groups will likely be starting vaccinations this month.

The U.K. launched its largest-ever immunization program Tuesday. Health officials began dispensing doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, first vaccinating health care workers and residents over the age of 80.

U.K. Begins Nationwide Coronavirus Immunization, Largest In Nation's History

A 90-year-old woman from Coventry received the first vaccine shot as part of the United Kingdom's nationwide immunization campaign launched Tuesday.

The authorization under consideration for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine would be for "individuals 16 years of age and older."

FDA Analysis Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective And Safe

The Food and Drug Administration finds "no specific safety concerns" that would stand in the way of authorization of the vaccine for emergency use. Effectiveness is 95% after two doses.

U.S. Moves Closer To A Regulatory Approved COVID-19 Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has released detailed information about the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. The material will be evaluated later this week by an independent committee of experts.

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