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Georgia’s Stacey Abrams (center) campaigns to become America’s first black woman governor.

Stacey Abrams Credited For Boosting Democrats In Georgia

Georgia had long been on the cusp of becoming a battleground state. But Stacey Abrams accelerated the timeline with her 2018 campaign for governor.

Shoppers browse at an electronics store in Bogotá, Colombia, on June 19. Shoppers flocked to Colombian shopping malls to take advantage of a day without value added tax, which triggered Black Friday-style shopping frenzies.

In Colombia, Tax-Free Holidays Lead Critics To Decry 'COVID Friday'

Seeking ways to boost to its economy, Colombia has set aside three tax-free shopping days this summer. Critics fear they could become super spreader events for the coronavirus.

In this Sept. 16, 2020 file photo the August Complex Fire burns near Lake Pillsbury in the Mendocino National Forest, Calif.

California Wildfires Are Huge This Year, But Not Deadliest

California has already shattered records for the amount of land scorched in a single year. A year earlier, at least 37 people were killed, and officials say this year's blazes eclipse anything they've seen.

President Trump delivers remarks on the economy in Oshkosh, Wis., on Aug. 17.

Despite Widespread Pain, Economy Remains Strong Selling Point For Trump

President Trump gets higher marks for handling the economy than just about anything else, despite presiding over the worst recession since the Great Depression.

Sri Lanka Declares State Of Emergency After Deadly Terrorist Attacks

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kris Thomas, a reporter for Roar Media, a digital news site in Sri Lanka, about the latest news concerning Sunday's terrorism attacks in the country.

Richard Wang, who calls MLB games for Fox Sports Taiwan in Mandarin Chinese, had never called a baseball game in English. This spring, as the pandemic shut down baseball in the U.S., he was tapped to introduce Taiwan's professional baseball league to a global audience.

For Fans Hungry For Baseball, Taiwanese Announcer Made Right Call In Unusual Season

Since 2014, Richard Wang has called Major League Baseball games in Chinese for fans in Taiwan. When COVID-19 delayed the MLB season, he had a chance to bring Taiwan baseball to the world in English.

Dr. Kurt Papenfus, the lone full-time ER physician at a hospital in the small rural Colorado town of Cheyenne Wells, was first hospitalized with COVID-19 in November.

The Ripple Effect Of 1 Rural Colorado Doctor Catching The Coronavirus

Hospitals across the country are struggling as staffers get infected with the coronavirus. It's especially tough for small, rural hospitals, where even one doctor out sick can upend patient capacity.

In Germany, A Warm Winter Is Affecting Its Ice Wine

A warm winter means that only a single vineyard in Germany produced ice wine this season.

Kamo Zandinan says goodbye in the Mosul orphanage to a 10-year-old girl she believes is her daughter Sonya, taken from her by ISIS six years ago. The girl was rescued by police in March from an Arab family to whom she was not related. Zandinan is waiting for DNA tests to confirm whether the girl is her daughter.

A Yazidi Woman Searches For Her Lost Daughter, Kidnapped By ISIS 6 Years Ago

ISIS fighters tore Kamo Zandinan's 4-year-old daughter Sonya from her arms in 2014. Zandinan, now a refugee in Canada, recently returned to Iraq to meet the 10-year-old girl she believes is Sonya.

In recent days, President Trump has held a flurry of rallies. Here he is speaking during one in Londonderry, N.H., on Sunday.

At Race's End, Trump's Rallies Recall Other Late Lunges In White House History

What do you do when Election Day is a week away, you're down in the polls and more than 60 million votes have already been cast? If you're President Trump, you hit the road.

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