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A group of textile workers launched a mask-making business after quitting their factory jobs reupholstering furniture when they realized other workers were choosing not to wear masks at work.

President Trump heads to Georgia today, a state where he's claimed widespread election fraud. He's trying to convince voters to send Republicans to the U.S. Senate to keep control of the chamber.

There is a partial agreement between female soccer players and the U.S. Soccer Federation. Also, the coronavirus continues to threaten professional sports.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Takashi Miyaji of the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church in Union City, Calif., about Bodhi Day on December 8.

Faber has created a world in which the letter d is starting to fade, imperiling things like dogs, doctors, dentists — and a girl named Dhikilo, who travels to a different world to solve the mystery.

Four members of NPR's Arts Desk recommend books from the hundreds in NPR's 2020 Book Concierge.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Lauren Stiles, president of Dysautonomia International, about a new diagnosis that could answer why some people still suffer symptoms months after contracting COVID-19.

"While a change in force posture, this action is not a change in U.S. policy," the Pentagon said Friday. The Trump administration will reassign most of the personnel elsewhere in East Africa.

Since Vonn is probably used to hearing people yell, "Go, Vonn! Go!" We've invited her to answer three questions about Van Gogh, the Dutch impressionist.

Just before the election, President Trump issued an executive order creating a new category of federal employees, which some worry may politicize the civil service.

The president-elect also told reporters he doesn't know yet exactly what form the inauguration will take but that it might be heavily remote and not involve large crowds in Washington.

The craft has been collecting rock and soil samples. China is only the second country to plant its national banner on the lunar surface.

The number of 2020 census records requiring quality checks because of irregularities has ballooned into the millions. That may stop Trump from getting control of a key count before leaving office.

Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with Four Paws International, tells NPR that the "world's loneliest elephant" is settling into his new home in Cambodia. He sang Sinatra's "My Way" to help calm Kaavan.

A judge agreed to name a third-party expert to scrutinize the COVID-19 response within North Carolina's prison system, which along with the rest of the state is experiencing a surge in cases and hospitalizations.

The iceberg is said to be on a collision course with the island of South Georgia, a U.K. territory. The government there released the photos, saying it was keeping a close eye on the situation.

Alexandra Horowitz is the director of the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College. She says pets will need help adjusting to life after the pandemic.

The Black teenager was killed Nov. 23 by a white middle-aged man who confronted him for playing loud music. Ellison's death is causing soul searching in the mostly white community where he lived.

Scottish songwriter and musician Karine Polwart curated a special evening of songs with connections to literature, poetry and stories for the 2019 Birnam Book Festival.

Congress finds a starting point on a COVID-19 relief plan. Trump mulls another campaign in 2024.