Former DOJ official discusses Trump administration's responses to court orders
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elliot Williams, legal analyst and former Justice Department deputy assistant attorney general, about the Trump administration's response to court orders.
Biden gets support for commuting federal death row sentences for 37 of 40 prisoners
NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Abraham Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action about President Biden's decision to commute the death penalty sentences of all but three people on federal death row.
Holiday trivia: Do you know your ho ho ho?
NPR's A Martinez and Steve Inskeep answer holiday trivia questions from "Southern Living Magazine" senior editor Betsy Cribb Watson.
Forget what you think you know about fruitcake
Americans making fun of fruitcake is a holiday tradition. But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 23, 2024.)
Why some Christians in Syria fear the rebel group working to rebuild the country
In Syria, some Christians aren't decorating their homes or putting up Christmas trees because they fear retaliation from rebels.
A roundup of what happened in space in 2024
It's been yet another exciting and eventful year in space -- from minor malfunctions to eclipses.
Hundreds of giant nutcrackers help to revive an Ohio city's downtown
Community leaders in Stubenville, Ohio, celebrate the holidays by decorating main street with hundreds of giant nutcrackers. The Christmas attraction is helping to bring the downtown back to life.
A 'Morning Edition' tradition: David Sedaris' 'Santaland Diaries'
Writer and humorist David Sedaris reads from his holiday essay: "The Santaland Diaries."
Morning news brief
It's another Christmas in Bethlehem with the war raging in Gaza. The severity of Sudan's famine has worsened. A review of what happened this year in space -- from an eclipse to minor malfunctions.
House panel report released on sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz
NPR's Asma Khalid talks to Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland about the newly released findings from an ethics investigation into former congressman Matt Gaetz.
