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Some producers of All Things Considered share moments that meant something special to each of them this year.

A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a man in an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop on Wednesday. Residents are awaiting footage of the incident from a police body camera.

As the city's hospitals reach a breaking point, Mayor Eric Garcetti says Los Angeles needs more vaccine doses as soon as possible: "We can go as fast as you give us those vaccines."

South Korea has weathered the pandemic well until now, when cases have spiked to new highs. And despite its vaunted early response, vaccination won't begin until February.

Following the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter organizers sued Detroit, claiming the police were suppressing their First Amendment rights. The city has now responded with a counter lawsuit.

This fall, the bluegrass supergroup Sister Sadie became the first all-female band ever to win the top prize at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.

A third of Black Americans are hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll. Some Black doctors are finding creative ways to encourage vaccine acceptance.

Host Michel Martin talks with Rev. William H. Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., about the message of his New Year's Eve Watch Night service this year.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Aisha Harris, host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, and NPR Music's Stephen Thompson, about how the events of 2020 have forever changed the entertainment industry.

Thomas Dodd was enjoying the show with a few drinks. A couple days later, some unexpected mail arrived. He doesn't remember the details, but he apparently legally changed his name to Celine Dion.