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Some churches are extending Advent, the season that leads up to Christmas. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on November 20, 2023.)

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Harriet Constable about her debut novel, "The Instrumentalist." It's historical fiction centered on Antonio Vivaldi and a violin virtuoso named Anna Maria della Pieta.

With a win over the Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich surpassed Don Nelson for most regular-season wins in NBA history.

Utility companies have been sued to bankruptcy over downed power lines that caused deadly wildfires in Hawaii and California. A Colorado utility's power shutoff to prevent fire also caused problems.

Subramaniam Iswaran is the first Singaporean minister to be jailed in almost fifty years. A case that has shocked a country famed for its squeaky-clean reputation.

Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60.

When Albert Pujols left the Cardinals in 2011, it was right after the team won the World Series. There was some hurt then, but time seems to have healed those wounds as he makes a return to St. Louis.

It may not be your typical feel-good holiday classic, but it's an NPR tradition: On Morning Edition, the humorist again tells fantastical stories based on his real-life job as a Macy's Christmas elf.

Connecticut Sun President Jen Rizzotti talks about how her team and others are preparing to face Clark as well as the huge recent success of the league.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post baseball writer Chelsea Janes about Opening Day, and new rules that are meant to enliven the game — or at least speed it up.