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A youth basketball game in Winchester, Mass.

Poll: Majority Of Sports Fans Say Don't Play Indoors As Coronavirus Surges

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll found majorities of American sports fans think people should not play team sports indoors. A majority also believes doing so could spread the virus in their community.

The Justice Department plans to execute five people in the coming weeks. The planned executions pose a challenge to Attorney General Bill Barr's adherence to Catholic teachings, which oppose the death penalty.

Federal Executions Pit The Trump Administration Against The Catholic Church

Opposition to the death penalty is "a teaching that deserves our respect," says Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley. "I don't think it can be simply disregarded."

The founder of Johns Hopkins University was discovered to be a slaveowner in contradiction to the long-held narrative that the philanthropist was an abolitionist.

Johns Hopkins, Long Believed An Abolitionist, Actually Owned Slaves, University Says

Researchers found census records showing the entrepreneur and philanthropist owned slaves as late as 1850, contrary to the long-held belief that his family freed all slaves when he was a boy.

President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments Tuesday in Wilmington, Del.

Biden Says His National Security Team 'Reflects That America Is Back'

President-elect Joe Biden stresses a return to multilateralism as he introduces key national security and foreign policy appointees and nominees.

The Charging Bull statue is shown in New York's financial district. The Dow surpassed 30,000 points for the first time after President Trump allowed the transition process to begin.

Dow Surges Past 30,000 Points For 1st Time In Historic Milestone

Markets welcomed President Trump's recommendation the transition process begin, which will provide critical resources and information to President-elect Joe Biden's team.

The doorway to Jones Hall is shown at Utah State University in September, where about 300 students were being quarantined to their rooms as a precaution.

CDC Likely To Recommend Shortening Coronavirus Quarantine Period

Federal health officials could reduce the quarantine from the currently recommended 14 days to as few as seven for people who test negative for the virus.

CAU Now Talks Admissions, Student Financial Literacy

Join us for CAU Now on Saturday morning, November 28 at 8:30. We'll welcome Clark Atlanta University Office of Student Recruitment and Admissions…

Voters fill out and cast their ballots on Election Day in Bangor, Maine. More than 150 million votes were cast in 2020, the highest voter turnout rate in more than a century.

As States Certify Ballot Totals, An Extraordinary Election Comes To An End

Voting took place amid a pandemic and unprecedented polarization. Despite baseless claims by the president and his allies that the outcome was rigged, states say the results are accurate.

Expanded Access To Voting Yielded Huge Turnout. Will States Take It Away?

Voting experts say it's not easy to remove options once they've been given to voters. But the fraught politics around alleged "fraud" complicate the outlook for coming elections.

The Local Take: World AIDS Day, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturdays 8am), we discuss World AIDS Day on December 1st. I reached out to Imara Canady from the AIDS Healthcare…

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