An Idaho sheriff faces calls to resign after allegedly aiming a gun at church teens
Sheriff Craig Rowland faces felony criminal charges following the incident. Critics say he also used racist language to describe members of Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock tribal community.
Short staffed from omicron, airlines canceled some Christmas Eve flights last minute
Many holiday travelers had Christmas Eve flights canceled at the last minute because of the surge in the omicron variant. Airlines say a spike in cases has left them short staffed.
Tenants at risk of homelessness were evicted from a building. Here’s what happened
The former tenants of the Merkle Hotel in Tacoma, Wash., struggled to find housing after they were forced from their building in 2018. Many didn’t have a place to go.
NPR listeners share the dishes that are always on their tables during the holidays
We asked NPR listeners which holiday dishes they look forward to each year and how the pandemic has changed both the food and its significance.
Did a song by the rapper Logic lead to fewer suicides?
When rapper Logic’s song “1-800-273-8255” — the digits for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — came out, the hotline started getting more calls.
A COVID surge fueled by the unvaccinated is overwhelming this New Hampshire hospital
Monadnock Community Hospital in New Hampshire is so tight on beds that each day medical personnel call hospitals in five other states in hopes of finding space for one of its COVID patients.
Lights between houses in Baltimore neighborhood show connection in pandemic holidays
In 2020, a Baltimore man strung holiday lights across the street to remind his neighbor of the connection they shared despite pandemic isolation. Soon, others hopped on their rooftops to do the same.
Encore: Lies, betrayal and competition as lawmakers deck the halls of Congress
Forget the Build Back Better bill or the Jan. 6 investigation. Right now, some members of Congress seem to be more focused on the holiday decorations outside their Capitol Hill offices.
NASA prepares to launch the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA is getting ready to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope. At mission control in Baltimore, Md., astronomers are getting ready.
Encore: A toy monkey that escaped Nazi Germany and reunited a family
The father of NPR’s Uri Berliner packed a stuffed monkey when he fled the Nazis as a child. He kept the toy for decades before donating it to a museum, an act that led to a remarkable discovery.
Maggie Gyllenhaal explores the honesty of being a mother in her directorial debut
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with actress Maggie Gyllenhaal about her directorial debut The Lost Daughter, which takes a unique look at motherhood. Now in theaters, the film will be on Netflix on Dec. 31.
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