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One year ago on Thursday, China notified the World Health Organization that it had discovered a new coronavirus circulating in Wuhan. NPR discusses what happened after that.

The pandemic interrupted what was expected to be a year of reckoning for drug companies tangled up in the opioid crisis. Many communities are left waiting as lawsuits remain on hold.

After years of political tumult, the United Kingdom has finalized its divorce from the European Union. The end of Brexit will bring changes to politics, the economy and regular people's lives.

The stock market meltdown made way to a stunning rebound that made the rich a lot richer. What happened?

The gifts of life, light and 2nd chances - just some of the themes in today's WYSO Weekend.

A year ago today, the WHO first learned of a cluster of a few dozen pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of "unknown" origin. Here's a by-the-numbers summary of the toll the virus has taken since that day.

The volcano on Hawaii's Big Island began erupting more than a week ago and lava continues to flow, creating a huge new lake that's taken the place of a water lake it vaporized.

In a year overshadowed by COVID-19, the world saw plenty of other significant developments. Here are some glimpses of the protests, conflicts — and efforts at peace — that helped define 2020.

The coronavirus, the rescue of an abused elephant, harassment of Black diplomats and the hunt for Nazi-looted instruments are some of the subjects of the year's most popular NPR international stories.

Kaleidoscope host Juliet Fromholt and OffShelf's Dave Obenour each chose their top ten albums of 2020, and shared their picks live on the air.v