Morning Edition Returns: Barbecued Pig

Published December 20, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

A champion 4-H pig in Lake County, Illinois, is at the center of a legal case after getting a bit too much sun and a little help from a vet.

The White House chief of staff says it's on House Republicans to avert a shutdown

Asma Khalid

Jeff Zients has been getting the White House prepared for the first government shutdown of the Biden administration. Here's what the chief of staff told NPR about it.
National & International News

A 16-year-old boy was arrested in England over the felling of an iconic tree

The Associated Press

Thousands see the tree each year as they walk along Hadrian's Wall, which guarded the Roman Empire's northwestern frontier. It appeared in Kevin Costner's 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.
Fossil fuel rules catch Western towns between old economies and new green goals

Kirk Siegler

The Biden administration is trying to dramatically change how and where oil and gas drilling occurs on federal land, which is getting mixed reviews in longtime drilling boom-towns.