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Not all Santa costumes are equal under the eyes of the law. U.S. trade regulations draw a line between costumes and clothing. But it's a fuzzy line with real business consequences. Jacob Goldstein of the Planet Money podcast dons the red suit and black boots for this story.

The tiny town of Wilder, Idaho, made history when it swore in the state's first all-Latino city council in January. Some see the change as a welcome step for rural Latinos.

The number of people living in Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos, is set to double in coming years. Developers are creating a new city on what was until recently the ocean. It will cater to the super rich, which critics say will only exacerbate an already severe wealth gap.

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari said in an interview that the war against Boko Haram has "technically" been won. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the BBC reporter who conducted the interview, Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar, about what this statement means.

For many people in the United Kingdom, the Christmas season includes a visit to a pantomime or a silly comedy musical. This story originally aired on Dec. 25, 2014 on All Things Considered.

For more than a decade, a rowing coach in Oregon has been teaching teenagers the value of hard work with tough love that sticks.

The Tahoe Basin snowpack is better right now than at any point last winter. Reno Public Radio's Michelle Bliss has the details.Jeff Anderson is a water…

At a crowded mall in Charlotte, Christmas Eve shoppers scattered after shots were fired, and an off-duty officer fatally shot a man who pointed a gun in his direction.

Writer David Sedaris is back reading from his "Santaland Diaries." It's the story of his time as a Macy's elf.

When former U.S. Marine Rocky Sickmann found out about the compensation, he pulled over to the side of the road and sobbed. He talked to David Greene about his experience 30 years ago.