Navigating Pregnancy Risks In The COVID-19 Era Preliminary evidence suggests the coronavirus can pass through the placenta, and pregnancy slightly raises a woman's risk of a severe case of COVID-19. Medical experts urge calm and common sense. Laurel Wamsley
NASA Pushes Back Launch Date On Webb Space Telescope, Citing COVID-19 The launch of the $10 billion spacecraft, which scientists hope will see back to the time when the first galaxies were formed, has been rescheduled for Oct. 31, 2021. Scott Neuman
Target, CVS Shoppers Will Be Required To Wear Masks The new policies follow similar moves by a growing number of retailers acting to fill a void left by local, state and federal authorities who have refused to set mandatory policies. Vanessa Romo
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Sues Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Over Face Mask Order "Mayor Bottoms does not have the legal authority to modify, change or ignore Governor Kemp's executive orders," Kemp argues in the lawsuit intended to stop masks from being required in Atlanta. Vanessa Romo
'Meaningless' FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks Companies that made hats, socks and teddy bears have started producing surgical masks to protect people from COVID-19. Some sellers exaggerate their standing with the Food and Drug Administration. Sydney Lupkin
Seattle Now: Vaccine trial offers a glimmer of hope A vaccine for Covid-19 is the best hope for stemming the pandemic. This week, we got a glimpse of that light at the end of the tunnel. Clare McGrane
Arizona Clinic Grapples With High Demand For COVID-19 Tests Coronavirus testing in the U.S. has not kept up with demand. NPR's Noel King talks to Raymond Embry, who runs one of the largest coronavirus testing sites in Arizona, about why that is.
Baseball-Starved Fans Turn Out To Watch Middle-Aged Men Play With Major League Baseball games to be played in empty stadiums, and the minor league season cancelled, fans are showing up at amateur leagues. Melanie Peeples
2021 Rose Parade Canceled For First Time Since WWII Due To Coronavirus Threat Millions of Americans tune in on January 1 to celebrate the New Year by watching the Rose Parade from Pasadena, California. But next year's parade has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mandalit del Barco
News Brief: CDC And COVID-19 Data, Twitter Hack, Mary Trump Memoir Hospitals have been ordered stop sending COVID-19 data to the CDC. Major Twitter accounts were hacked last night. And, Mary Trump discusses her new memoir. Tamara Keith