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With bad pandemic news and endless social distancing, it can already feel like the longest winter ever. But keeping up nourishing bonds of human connection is possible with a little ingenuity.

A Cambodian American lawyer has returned to her homeland to join the resistance to strongman Hun Sen. She says the US needs to pay attention to a country where China is the "elephant in the room."

The zoo wants to feed the trees to its herd of goats. The trees are loaded with vitamins and the zoo says the goats love them.

From protests, to the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, to false claims of election fraud, here's how conspiracy theories were allowed to fester through misinformation in Michigan politics.

Coppola was 29 years old when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." But Coppola fought back.

Senate Republicans rejected their own president's veto on New Year's Day, and the National Defense Authorization Act is set to take effect despite President Trump and a feud over relief payments.

Eleven senators and senators-elect said they'd reject electors "from disputed states" without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns.

The English channel might seem a little bit wider on Saturday, the day after the new more distant relationship between Britain and the European Union came into effect.

In Austin, Texas, an accomplished writer and guitarist suffered a devastating stroke. He lost use of his strumming hand. But he still found a way to continue making beautiful music on his guitar.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses coronavirus mutations with physician Matt McCarthy, author of Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic.

In Fort Myers, Fla., older people waited in line for hours to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Officials have apologized and say they fixed the problem, but what's next as the state ramps up distribution?

Joshua Michaud, associate director of global health policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, tells NPR's Michel Martin what's working and what isn't when it comes to distributing the COVID-19 vaccines.

Tyler Elliott plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

If you haven't taken down your Christmas tree yet, no worries. We don't judge. Baker and cook Julia Georgallis has suggestions for how to eat your holiday tree.

The vote to override the veto on defense bill also created a national holiday to honor the Borinqueneers, Puerto Rican soldiers, who served during both world wars and the Korean War.

New York has more people over the age of 65 than the total population of many states. And despite federal aid, the state's system meant to help protect seniors is short tens of millions of dollars.

Saturday's total of 299,087 new cases marks a new single-day high for the U.S. Meanwhile, vaccination campaigns are off to a disorganized start.

The city has noticed a rise in illegal sewage spills as the number of people living out of RVs and other vehicles has increased dramatically.

The giant retailer shipped billions of opioid pills to pharmacies nationwide. An NPR investigation found employees warned company executives their stores were being used by "pill mill" doctors.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Maika and Maritza Moulite about their young adult novel, One of the Good Ones. It's about a teenager and the death of her sister in police custody.