Fiona Ritchie presents a musical holiday selection from Cerys Matthews, Mindy Gledhill, Joel Mabus, Eileen Ivers and more.

The animals, including an entire wolf pack, were found poisoned earlier this year. "All investigative leads have been exhausted," says Oregon State Police Capt. Stephanie Bigman.

Emmy, Grammy and six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald is a legend of both stage and screen. We'll see if she can add one more award to her shelf by answering three questions about Burger King.

Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools.

Sondheim, who died Nov. 26, was the lyricist/composer behind Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and other shows. Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the newly restored documentary Original Cast Album: Company.

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

New York City is starting to get back to its glittery, joyful self, and businesses are excited about returning shoppers. But they're also anxious about another potential COVID lockdown.

From NPR's yearly reading list, Books We Love, we hear suggestions for scary reads from four of our staffers.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Patti LuPone, one of the stars of the revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Company" on Broadway.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Benjamin Mullin about Buzzfeed becoming a publicly traded company.

Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the NFL season's homestretch, plus basketball highs and lows.

Greece, where 62 percent of people are fully vaccinated, has started collecting monthly fines from those who refuse the shots. Austria is also taking similar measures.