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These days, a New Year's Eve celebration doesn't feel complete without one thing: a countdown. But that ritual to ring in the new year isn't as old as you might think.

Children are being hospitalized for COVID-19 at record rates amid the current surge. Mary Louise Kelly puts questions from parents of kids under 5 to pediatric infectious disease doctor, Ibukun Kalu.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse about wildfires that tore through towns outside of Denver, forcing more than 30,000 residents to evacuate.

All Things Considered staff reflect on the stories and voices from the program that moved them in 2021.

Compared to this time last year, we're all paying a lot more to use many kinds energy — whether it's gasoline for our cars or heating fuel for our homes.

NPR's A Martinez talks to California's Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris about children coping with adverse childhood experiences brought on by COVID, and what can be done to undo the damage.

Kazakhstan remains in a state of emergency. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Kazakhstan's ambassador to the U.S., about the bloody crackdown on protesters in his country.

Affordable housing advocates say 3D printed homes could be a game changer, but so far they haven't proven cheaper to build than conventional houses.

It is the first coin issued in a series celebrating the achievements of American women. Angelou appears with arms outstretched and a bird in flight behind her.

NPR's A Martinez talks with former downhill skier Lindsey Vonn, a world champion and Olympic medalist, about her new memoir: Rise.