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Democrats say they won't accept Trump's offer of three-year protections for those under DACA and TPS in exchange for full funding of his border wall. Republicans say Democrats should accept the offer.

As political leaders try to reach a deal to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases at the year's end, income tax rates are a major sticking point. President Obama wants to raise taxes for some; Republicans don't want any hikes. But if nothing is done, rates could go up across the board.

Congress has reached a deal on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, which includes direct payments, money for small businesses, resources for vaccine distribution and more.

The United Kingdom's top science adviser says, "The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days" — warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.

La Maestra, held in Paris this September, is the first fully realized competition solely for women conductors — an effort to help balance a male-dominated field.

South Korea has deemed its K-pop stars soft power national security assets. And with a new law, K-pop artists can now defer mandatory military service along with classical musicians and star athletes.

Tropical Storm Fred was gradually gaining strength and slowing down as it approached the Florida Panhandle Monday morning, with landfall expected near Panama City Monday afternoon.

Belarus will hold presidential elections Sunday, and the current president, Alexander Lukashenko, is widely expected to win. The European Union and the United States accuse Lukashenko of crushing human rights, and warn of new punitive measures if the election is declared unfair.

Prominent former prosecutors are starting their own law firms after they leave Justice Department service. That says a lot about the DOJ and Big Law firms.

And now another chapter in our series on African-American lives. NPR conducted a poll of African Americans with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. The survey found optimism but many respondents expressed fears about the economy.