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Demonstrators have gathered at Chicago's high-end shopping district to bring attention to the death of Laquan McDonald. The protests are smaller than last month's Black Friday demonstrations.

The bright moon will be "an added gift for the holidays," NASA says. Record high temperatures on the East Coast, snowfall on the West Coast and an asteroid passing Earth are also in the mix.

As part of NPR's year-end series "One That Got Away", reporter Jeff Lunden tells us about his favorite song from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. It's not about the founding fathers; it's about some founding mothers.

Elizabeth Laird was known as the hug lady because she met every deployment — coming or going — from Fort Hood and gave each soldier a hug. She died Thursday on Christmas Eve.

Republicans had something to prove when they took over both houses of Congress at the beginning of 2015 — that they could govern. So, did they prove it?

Some dual citizens who used to be able to visit the U.S. under a "visa waiver" program no longer qualify. The new law requires extra screening for people with Iraqi or Syrian citizenship, for example.

Lots of Christmas toys mean lots of work putting them all together. Our listeners share some of their best and worst experiences.

A look at the 2016 campaign — or rather, the un-campaigns. The history of the Seattle music scene — but not that Seattle music scene. And the refugee crisis through the lens of a sinking water table.

It's not easy being a bird. There are windows, cell towers, wind farms, habitat destruction and especially cats. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Talkin' Birds host Ray Brown about avian dangers.

It's been a year of protests with demonstrators taking to the streets across the nation. Fatal shootings involving police have forced investigations, the ouster of a police superintendent and others.