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'Tis the season. David Sedaris reads 'Santaland Diaries'

It may not be your typical feel-good holiday classic, but it's an NPR tradition: On Morning Edition, the humorist again tells fantastical stories based on his real-life job as a Macy's Christmas elf.

In Ohio, some hospitals are running out of beds because of the COVID surge

Ohio's daily COVID-19 case count has hit an all-time high. NPR's A Martinez speaks with infectious disease expert Dr. Jennifer Wall Forrester about what federal assistance is needed.

Biden's foreign policy faces many challenges during his first year in office

It's been a complicated year on the international stage for the Biden administration. The U.S. has repaired relations with long-standing allies but face challenges from Iran to Russia to China.

Russian President Vladimir Putin during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021.

Putin urges West to act quickly to offer security guarantees

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to move quickly to meet Russia's demand for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine.

A handful of visitors tour the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Christ, in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Dec. 15.

For a second Christmas, the Holy Land is closed to pilgrims because of COVID

A Palestinian who gives tours of Bethlehem, and the different meanings it holds for different people, reflects on another subdued Christmas in the West Bank city.

The FDA has approved a new drug in the fight against AIDS

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first injectable medication for HIV prevention. Health advocates say it could be a game changer in protecting people against AIDS

Ex-President Trump pushes back on anti-vaccine talking points

In multiple recent appearances, former President Donald Trump has been touting COVID vaccines and even pushing back against misinformation. He's earning praise from President Biden.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev closes his resignation speech after delivering it at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 25, 1991. After 74 years, the Soviet Union was dissolved, breaking into 15 countries. But there's often been friction among the former Soviet republics, including the current confrontation between Russia and Ukraine.

How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension

To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate nations.

Nearly two years into the pandemic many nurses are facing burnout amid staffing shortages and surges caused by new variants.

3 nurses give their inside story on how omicron is affecting the country

Here's how their hospitals are doing nearly two years into the pandemic, what they are seeing in new omicron patients, and their thoughts on the wave of burnout affecting the industry.

Coronavirus FAQ: Remind me, how do you define mild, moderate and severe COVID?

As researchers try to determine the severity of cases caused by the omicron variant, the question of what exactly constitutes mild, moderate and severe COVID is weighing on people's minds.

How an ER doctor braces herself for working on Christmas as COVID cases spike

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to Morgan Eutermoser, an emergency room physician, about her experience working through Christmas Day during a COVID-19 surge in Colorado.

How the omicron spike is changing the NBA's season

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with reporter Matt Sullivan about the how the NBA is handling a COVID outbreak during its Christmas Day schedule.

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