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Some cases of the novel coronavirus are asymptomatic, presymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Scientists are trying to determine their role in transmission of the disease.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has taken a slight lead statewide in Pennsylvania. Joe Biden has 264 electoral votes while President Trump currently has 214.

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that socialism is unpopular with voters overall, even as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is gaining in the Democratic primary.

Visits to Yellowstone National Park are higher than last year as Americans look to escape their pandemic confines. Their business is welcome relief, despite worries they'll also bring coronavirus.

Steve Inskeep speaks with Chief Chris Donnelly of the Huntington Lake Volunteer Fire Department about the latest on wildfires in California.

The race for Joni Ernst's seat could help determine control of the Senate. At a recent campaign event, the GOP lawmaker echoed a debunked conspiracy theory about the pandemic's death toll.

"The damage of this kind of diet is even more visible because of the pandemic," says a Oaxaca legislator who spearheaded a law against the sale of junk food and soda to minors. The idea is spreading.

By a 60%-to-27% margin, Americans said they thought Trump would go down as either one of the worst presidents in history or below average. President-elect Joe Biden is viewed more positively.

As Wednesday's tally of the Electoral College vote highlighted a bitter divide between the parties, the Capitol went into a lockdown because of protests.

The people who got the first coronavirus vaccine shots in the U.S. are now getting their second doses, required for maximum protection.