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NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the Queen's English. Today Queen Elizabeth delivers her annual Christmas address and according to the journal, Nature, her accent is not what it used to be. Her vowels are closing and she's starting to sound a bit more like a commoner. It is unlikely that her accent will slip much further but whether the Queen's English will be retained for future generations is still unclear.

Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the changes likely to come in the new political season.

Noel King speaks with Rose Eveleth about her illustrated book: Flash Forward.

Police say weapons recovered at the scene of a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis were purchased legally, despite a state law that should have prevented the gunman from obtaining them.

President Biden plans to cut U.S. emissions 50 to 52 percent by 2030. The question is: what kind of climate policies will work that fast?

Noel King speaks with Adeena Weiss-Ortiz, attorney for the family of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was killed by Chicago police on March 29. Body-cam footage is sparking new questions over the case.

Drug store chain CVS is piloting a program to bring mental health counseling into 12 retail stores. The goal is to improve access to care, and reduce medical costs associated with poor mental health.

Closing arguments begin today in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of murder in the killing of George Floyd. Minneapolis is preparing for the verdict and the potential fallout.

There are plenty of annoying things about working from home that can tire us out, but moments of fun may give us a needed boost of energy.

Markus Buehler at MIT is learning from spiders. His lab turned the structure of spiderwebs into music, and could be on their way to "communicating" with them.