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Sarah McCammon looks ahead on the COVID-19 front with science writer David Quammen.

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

The coronavirus is spreading so fast that cases are outpacing the contact-tracing capacities of some local health departments. Some have asked people who test positive to do their own contact tracing.

Pixar's new film stars Jamie Foxx as a jazz musician whose soul gets separated from his body. The animated feature explores themes of music and transformation.

Food banks have seen demand climb dramatically this year. Eric Cooper of the San Antonio Food Bank talks about how additional federal dollars could make a difference to his clients.

A Chinese billionaire who's a media business partner of Steve Bannon is waging campaigns of disinformation and harassment targeting diaspora democracy activists and even Joe Biden's son.

A German pilot used a GPS device to map a route that would take the shape of a giant syringe. He flew about 5,000 feet in the air to trace the syringe, which spanned over 40 miles in the sky.

President Trump signed the coronavirus relief aid and government spending package after demanding last-minute changes that put the deal in limbo. Congress passed the legislation last week.

Ant Group's wealth management services are illegal and the company must undergo major restructuring to come into compliance, regulators say.

Problems included a glitch with a sign-up app and some staff jumping to the front of the line ahead of medical workers with more exposure to the coronavirus.