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Joe Biden intends to admit 125,000 refugees in his first year. Many will be fleeing religious persecution. While highlighting persecution, President Trump cut refugee admissions to 15,000.

The defense secretary announces troop withdrawals. Jeff Bezos announces the first recipients of climate change funds.

PBS Newshour correspondent John Yang reflects on his experience participating in Moderna's coronavirus vaccine trial. "It started off with self-interest — I wanted to get the vaccine sooner," he says.

In a statement, Republicans Mike Shirkey and Lee Chatfield said they had "not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in Michigan."

Lopez — who won a National Book Award in 1986 for Arctic Dreams — wrote about his travels to far places. But his writings aren't just travelogues, they remind us of how precious life on Earth is.

Ward was a teen when he saw a peregrine falcon eating a pigeon. That was the moment he fell in love with birds, and now he does outreach for the Audubon Society. Originally broadcast Oct. 10, 2020.

Burgess may have starred as Titus Andromedon on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, but how much does he know about breakable things? We'll find out. Originally broadcast Sept. 19, 2020.

At age 9, Dr. Salk was one of the first to get the polio vaccine in the 1950s that was invented by his father. Salk, now 76, says he's hugely impressed by the rapid development of the COVID vaccine.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Ben Zimmer, a linguist and columnist for The Wall Street Journal, about the words of the year.

Economic benefits for victims of the pandemic will expire soon if Congress and the president don't act to extend or replace them.