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President-elect Joe Biden has picked Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, ex-Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary and Gina McCarthy as White House climate coordinator.

Hanukkah celebrations are different this year. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rabbi Ari Saks of Huntington Jewish Center about which parts of the Hanukkah story have special meaning during the pandemic.

This week leaders at the U.N. adopted a declaration recognizing the need for nations to work together to address future pandemics. But questions loom. How will it be enforced? Who's footing the bill?

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president- and vice president-elect on Tuesday for the first time. McConnell spoke with Biden later in the day.

After more than 30 years in a zoo in Pakistan, Kaavan the elephant was finally moved to a sanctuary in Cambodia. Many activists rallied behind his cause, including an American pop star.

Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, is claiming victory after three weeks of war. The rebel leader, however, says it's not over.

Entomologists in Washington State have located the first ever nest of the Asian giant hornet in the U.S. They tracked the "murder hornet" to its nest by attaching it with a miniature radio tracker.

The construction of a new grocery store in Dublin, Ireland has led to the discovery of an 11th century medieval home. The historical artifact will be on display inside of the store.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Emile Mosseri - known for his work scoring films - about his debut solo album.

Al Haynes has died at age 87. He was the captain of United flight 232 when it crashed in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1989 after total hydraulic failure. 184 of 296 people survived.