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Omicron has fueled extra holiday anxiety. NPR's A Martinez asks Dr. Leana Wen of the George Washington University about how to stay safe if we stick to our travel and gathering plans.

Omicron is spreading rapidly across the U.K. Ex-police officer who drew her gun instead of a taser found guilty of manslaughter. Shoppers are spending more despite COVID-19 and supply chain issues.

Pfizer has received emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 pill, giving doctors a new tool for treating the virus. Who qualifies to take it and is it expected to work against the omicron variant?

Director Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth is a bewitching piece of craftsmanship, featuring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand as the murderous power couple.

HuffPost journalist Ryan J. Reilly says "sedition hunters" have used videos, social media posts and facial recognition software to identify individuals who participated in the storming of the Capitol.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Jessica Levinson, law professor Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, about the court's decision to hear challenges to the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

A study shows how much prey whales eat. It reveals how the global loss of whales changed ocean life in ways that may make it harder for them to rebound. (Story first aired on ATC on Nov. 11, 2021.)

In this week's StoryCorps, a paramedic and nurse talk about how their lives have been linked.

Professor Homei Miyashita worked on ways to have canisters spray flavor onto hygienic film. The film then rolls over a screen — to be licked. So far it can create the flavor of chocolate.

Shoppers are spending more despite COVID-19 and supply chain issues. At the same time, some people skipped the store in favor of handmade gifts.