U.S. Faces Food Insecurity Crisis As Several Federal Aid Programs Set To Run Out Soon

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kate Leone, an executive at Feeding America, and Emily Slazer, a manager at Second Harvest Food Bank, about the food insecurity crisis facing the nation amid the pandemic.

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For Hungry Americans Across The Country, Food Insecurity Crisis Deepens

Kate Leone of Feeding America and Emily Slazer of Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans describe the acute challenges food banks are facing as they try to feed the rising ranks of the hungry.

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NCAA Plans To Hold All Of Women's Basketball Tournament In San Antonio This Spring

"Conducting the championship in one geographic region allows for more planning and execution of safeguards," an NCAA official said on Monday. The NCAA hopes all 64 teams will play in San Antonio.

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Millions More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Are On The Way, U.S. Officials Say

"Our war against the virus is not over yet, but this week we're taking a major step toward our eventual victory," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said.

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'Healing Is Coming': U.S. Starts Vaccinating People Against COVID-19

"I feel like healing is coming," New York critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after receiving her shot. "I hope this marks the beginning to the end of a very painful time in our history."

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Trump Says White House Officials Won't Be First To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

An administration spokesman said senior government officials would be among the first to get the vaccine, but the president himself later said that White House staff would get it later.

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FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In U.S.

Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the first to receive an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Officials say it may be ready for widespread inoculations within days.

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Wisconsin Hospital Leader On Getting Ready For Vaccinations

Dr. Jeff Bahr with the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin says his hospitals are "ready to go" for vaccinations. Staff who treat COVID-19 patients will be first in line, he says.

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'Hold Their Feet To the Fire': Getting A COVID-19 Vaccine To Hard Hit Indian Country

A portion of the first coronavirus vaccines have been designated to go to Indian Country, but some tribes are skeptical about the federal government's ability to deliver and distribute it.

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EU Ends Standoff, Moves Forward With Budget And Coronavirus Relief Fund

Poland and Hungary had blocked the EU budget over a provision requiring each member nation to uphold the bloc's rule-of-law principles. The two are nations investigation for not doing so.

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