Новости за 12.12.2020

We've invited the economist to play a game called "Secretary of Leisure": Three questions about things famous people do to relax.

Free shots in London; It's class-action complicated; and Tangled Up in Green.

Gold medal moon walks.

Our panelists read three stories about an unusual happening at Big Wave Dave's Christmas Trees, only one of which is true.

A rapid fire review of events that may or may not have been canceled.

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Hawaiian Pizza Supreme, The Real Doctor McDreamy and The Galactic Federation Revealed.

Our panelists predict, once it's available, who will be the first American to get the vaccine.

The media mogul and prominent critic of China's ruling Communist Party remains in prison after his arrest for allegedly violating a controversial new national security law.

Just shy of a month after a similar event in the nation's capital, some 22,000 Trump supporters planned to rally in support of the president's efforts to overturn the results of the election.

Within hours, U.S. states are expected have in hand their first shipments of Pfizer's newly FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine. It marks a new phase in the pandemic, but what's that mean for you?

Army Gen. Gustave Perna told reporters that distribution of the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech has begun, with shipment to 636 sites scheduled to begin on Monday.

The president vowed to "fight on" after the nation's highest court tossed a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results. The reaction from his congressional allies, however, was much more subdued.

Last month, the Ethiopian government launched an offensive against a rebellious regional government. The ensuing conflict has killed hundreds, and almost 50,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Sudan.

NPR's Book Concierge has nearly 400 recommendations. Today: four suggestions for reading on current events.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Andrew Bird about his holiday album, Hark! featuring some originals and some classics.

Americans are waiting for the first doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, expected to be distributed very soon. Moderna also has a vaccine waiting for federal review.

The Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit challenging the election results in fours swing states. It was a long-shot attempt by President Trump's allies to overturn President-elect Biden's victory.

Medical services in small Northwest towns are stretched to the limit with shortages of qualified workers and PPE, CARES Act funds running out and hospitals at or near capacity.

President-elect Joe Biden has promised diversity, but so far, most his picks for Cabinet positions and top White House jobs share one common thread in their resumes.

When rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in 2019, he was known as an advocate for the people in the neighborhood where he grew up and made his name. But the LAPD couldn't let his gang affiliation go.

In conversation and in song, the opera singer and the pianist discover healing in a traumatized space.

Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the first to receive an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Officials say it may be ready for widespread inoculations within days.

The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit brought by Republican-led states alleging election fraud, ending one of the last legal challenges to the 2020 presidential election.

The musician FKA twigs has filed suit against her ex-boyfriend, actor Shia LaBeouf, alleging that he had physically and mentally abused her. She says another ex-girlfriend has made similar claims.