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This is the time of year subsistence farmers clear land by setting fires in the Amazon. They say it's the only way they can make a living, but it's delivering another blow to the rain forest.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Howard Bryant discuss the week's top sports stories, including the Ivy League calling off their season because of the pandemic.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jamika Wilson, who is currently nominated for an Oscar in the hairstyling and makeup category for their work on the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

The Warm Springs Reservation in central Oregon is living with the effects of wildfire and smoke. Recent experiences have changed how the community approaches management of these blazes.

With Christmas around the corner, many Americans tracking their packages find them stuck in the same spot for days. The U.S. Postal Service blames increased volume and the pandemic.

The storm and pandemic pose a dual threat. "I hate to say it this way, but we have a lot of people on ventilators today and they don't work without electricity," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with William Hanage of Harvard's T. H. Chan School of Public Health about President Biden's goal of reaching 70% vaccination by July 4.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap about the moral and financial dilemmas surrounding professional athletes and vaccines.

Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., wants Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard investigated for "egregious abuse of power." Collins is running for a U.S. Senate seat in the fall.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with online sports commentator Jomboy, also known as James Vincent Michael O'Brien, about his rise to fame.