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Joe Biden won the presidency by stitching together a broad coalition of voters — from former Republicans to young progressives. The question now is how will hold that support together as president.

Kaavan the elephant has lived in poor conditions for decades, and he's been alone since his partner died in 2012. Activists, including the pop singer, have successfully campaigned for his release.

Kaley Cuoco plays a messy flight attendant in the HBO MAX series that begins when one very bad night leads to one very rough morning.

In 2014, Bobby Shmurda aimed for a rap career and landed in prison. As the end of his sentence approaches, so do new questions about what happened, and who else paid a price.

Youth depression, anxiety and suicide attempts have been on the rise during the pandemic. School shutdowns keep kids from friends and therapists, leaving social growth up to parents in many cases.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what a 100 year-old poem by William Butler Yeats means today.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Jane Smiley, about her newest novel, Perestroika in Paris.

New York City hospitals say they're better prepared for the growing number of COVID-19 cases than they were earlier this year, but some health care workers are worried.

Cajun life is all about getting together to be with people to celebrate what you love: music, food and camaraderie. But the pandemic has shut that life down.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Homeira Qaderi about her memoir Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son, the story motherhood and womanhood in her native country.

Freemasons once counted founding fathers, former presidents and titans of industry among its members. But for many, the allure is gone from the once shadowy fraternity, and membership has fallen off.

Chang talks about cooking, fatherhood and his new memoir, Each a Peach. Kevin Whitehead reviews the documentary Collective. Anderson plays Margaret Thatcher on The Crown.

Robert talks with Eugen Weber, a professor of European History at the University of California at Los Angeles. He's also the author of "France: fin de siecle." Professor Weber talks about the 100th anniversary of Emile Zola's famous political tract "J'Accuse." Its publication set off a furious controversy in France, which divided the nation along pro-and anti-Republic lines.

Concession speeches have a long history in the United States and have some utility as well, even if they carry no legal import.

A survivor recounts her experience in the Japanese Imperial Army's institutionalized system of sexual enslavement during World War II and her struggle to win recognition and reparations.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Andre Cooper, a sanitation and security worker cleaning airplanes, about what it's been like to work through a busy holiday travel season during a pandemic.

While coronavirus infections surge, the Cherokee Nation has been able to slow the spread. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks to Lisa Pivec, with the Cherokee Nation Health Services, about their efforts.

Copeland hopes her book will help young dancers feel comfortable in the studio and on the stage. She says illustrator Setor Fiadzigbey channeled "superhero energy" into dancers leaping off the page.

NPR's Sarah McCammon plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition's puzzle master, Will Shortz, and this week's winner: Martin Garnar from South Hadley, Mass.

The market remains flush with toys that poop: Gotta Go Flamingo, Poopsie Slime Surprise, Doggie Doo, Fishin' For Floaters. "It's a very light taboo," says Mary Higbe of Goliath Games.