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A woman sweeps outside the house where Desmond Tutu lived in Soweto, South Africa. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died.

World leaders mourn the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The archbishop is being remembered around the world for his commitment to equality and justice and his "impish" sense of humor.

Wanda Olson poses for a photo in Villa Rica, Ga., on Dec. 17. When Olson's son-in-law died in March after contracting COVID-19, she and her daughter had to grapple with more than just their sudden grief. They had to come up with money for a cremation. Even without a funeral, the bill came to nearly $2,000, a hefty sum that Olson initially covered.

FEMA wants to give families up to $9,000 for COVID funerals, but many don't apply

A federal program reimburses families up to $9,000 for funeral costs for loved ones who died of COVID-19. But many eligible families have not applied for assistance.

Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus, their Big Hit Entertainment agency said. Members of the group are seen here at a news conference to introduce their single "Butter," in May. They are, from left to right: V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin, and J-Hope.

3 members of K-pop sensation BTS have tested positive for COVID-19

Nearly half of the seven-member band have now tested positive, after returning to South Korea from abroad earlier this month.

Farmer Marwan Abu Salah picks sweet potatoes from his land in Rafah, south of Gaza City.

A biblical rest from farming in Israel could help Gaza's growers. They are waiting

For Orthodox Jews during a yearlong agricultural sabbath, Israel pledged to lift some restrictions on produce from the Gaza Strip. Palestinian farmers in Gaza are wondering what's taking so long.

Sunday Puzzle: End-of-year quiz

NPR's Eyder Peralta plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WUNC listener Aaron Jones of Cary, North Carolina.

South African activist and Nobel Peace Prize and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu holds a press conference in 1986 at St Alban's Anglican Mission Church in Johannesburg.

Desmond Tutu's laugh was contagious. His fight for freedom was deadly serious

Desmond Tutu will be remembered for helping end apartheid. But also for his memorable laugh, an infectious, cackling howl employed in the service of easing tensions in a very tense nation.

Desmond Tutu, an icon who helped end apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90

The Nobel Peace laureate and archbishop emeritus campaigned against a system he called evil and, after apartheid, helped the nation heal as head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

This year, kids visit with Santa using ham radio

These Colorado kids turned to older technology to ask Santa for gifts this year.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei assists NASA spacewalker Thomas Marshburn in the U.S. Quest airlock before the beginning of a six-hour and 32-minute spacewalk to replace a faulty antenna system on the International Space Station's Port-1 truss structure. (NASA)

Christmas in space: Astronauts deck the halls of the International Space Station this holiday

Mark Vande Hei and Tom Marshburn will spend this Christmas further away from home than any other beings in the universe.

'American Baby' spotlights a mom and biological child's search for each other after closed adoption

Adoption has had a troubled history in the U.S. For decades during the mid-20th century, millions of unwed mothers were sent away to have their babies in secrecy and shame.

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