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What to make of all the student loan news this year? We have three takeaways, and a literary analogy (it's NPR afterall).

To meet climate goals, energy efficiency for dozens of appliances is getting renewed attention from the Biden administration.

Holiday wish lists are all dewy skin drops, hyaluronic acid and lip oil — leaving parents amused and confused.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken insists U.S. support for Israel has not left it isolated, despite anger over Israel's offensive in Gaza. It's just one of the crises he's looking at as the year ends.

In southeast Wisconsin, there's an option that ranks highly — apple pie that comes in a — wait for it — bag. This unique treat sells like hot cakes over the holiday season.

As the rainy season begins in Northern California, newts are on the move. Dedicated volunteers in the San Francisco Bay Area are helping the tiny amphibians reach their breeding grounds safely.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Ryan Williams about the current state of the GOP presidential race and Nikki Haley's recent gains.

Approximately 1,500 years ago, the Adena and Hopewell people constructed large geometric earthworks in what’s now Marietta, Ohio. To this day, the structures perfectly align with the setting sun of the winter solstice.

As a deadline to allocate federal COVID-19 cash approaches next year, states must decide how much to invest in maintaining warehouses and supply stockpiles after panic buying during the pandemic.

A decade and a half after TV stations shut down analog broadcasts and fully transitioned to digital, the industry is once again making major changes to the way stations transmit over-the-air signals.