Weekend Edition Sunday

Longtime diplomats were forced out or quit in protest during the Trump administration. Now, some are returning as Secretary of State-designate Tony Blinken vows to rebuild.

A Yemeni man describes how his life was derailed by the Trump administration's travel ban and hopes President Biden'a order lifting it will help him.

Democrats argue major voting reforms are needed to protect democracy. Now, with control of Congress and the presidency, the party will need to decide what changes are realistic.

Protestors marched in cities all over Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Honolulu's Bishop Museum is hosting an exhibition on the history and culture of surfing, from Polynesian, African, and South American predecessors to the home of modern board surfing in Hawaii.

Years ago, the drug lord brought four hippos from Africa to his hideout in Colombia. Since then, they have escaped into the jungle and are rapidly breeding, threatening humans and the environment.

The U.S. is rejoining the world's largest effort to address climate change: the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Climate change is one of the Biden administration's top priorities.

Iranians are looking at the COVID-19 crisis in their country with more fatigue than fear these days, though they wonder how it will affect upcoming elections.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Jeremy Howard, a research scientist at the University of San Francisco, about how to decide what masks might be more effective in preventing COVID-19 infections.

The famous — even infamous — producer, known for his "wall of sound," died Saturday. He produced records for The Ronettes, Ike and Tina Turner as well as The Beatles, among many others.

Los Angeles is transforming Dodger Stadium from a mass coronavirus testing site to a mass vaccination site. The city estimates it will be able to inoculate up to 12,000 people per day.

A federal manufacturing contract to increase COVID-19 vaccine production has an unusual clause that could move a company's employees and their families to the front of the vaccination line.