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The Taking of Pelham 123 is the latest big-budget thriller remake, starring A-list celebrities Denzel Washington and John Travolta. But its biggest star goes unbilled: the New York City subway system.

The Amato Opera, one of a handful of privately owned opera companies left in the U.S., is closing Sunday at the end of its 61st season.

The new Star Trek movie has one notable omission: the bumpy-headed warriors known as Klingons. That isn't stopping one theater company from going boldly where no theater company has gone before.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mike White, former head of the U.S. Secret Service's Presidential Protective Division, about preparations for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Howard Johnson, an American jazz musician known for his mastery of tuba and baritone saxophone, has died at age 79. NPR remembers his life and legacy.

Mississippi on Tuesday began flying a new state flag that no longer has a Confederate battle emblem. Lawmakers retired the old flag six months ago as racial justice protests roiled the country.

In Alaska, the coronavirus vaccine is heading to tiny villages on small planes and snow machines. The massive undertaking echoes previous efforts to get vaccines to remote corners of the state.

It was a tough year. NPR's Morning Edition asked what helped get you to 2021. Some people turned to art or letter writing. And others found escape by following a steer named Crouton online.

2021 could be a year of healing for both people and the economy. As the calendar turns over a new year, we'll look back at how the economy fared in 2020 and at what lies ahead.

Some Americans are looking to wash away 2020, and welcome in 2021, with a cold swim. Morning Edition spoke to one intrepid swimmer in Seattle.