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As you might have guessed, the answer is not Tanzania. So the holiday season is a good time to reflect on ... electricity.

What's going on in Brazil? The president could be facing impeachment, and the country is going through its toughest economic downturn in years. NPR explores some of the challenges Brazil is facing.

Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu's last film, Birdman, sparked Oscar controversy with its spare music. The Revenant features a swirl of sounds, anchored by the work of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

The decision means a significant delay in the InSight program, because Earth's and Mars' orbits are aligned in a way that makes a launch possible only every 26 months. Blame a faulty seismometer.

The crash is just the latest drone incident to interrupt a sporting event this year. As the popularity of drones has grown, governments are grappling with how to regulate them.

Jacobus Pharmaceutical freely gives its experimental drug to patients with a rare disease. Now a rival wants FDA approval to sell its own version — and expects to charge at least $37,500 per year.

Israeli authorities are trying to find the Jewish extremists responsible for a firebombing that killed a Palestinian family. Jewish suspects say they have been tortured under Israeli interrogation.

Long-haul truck drivers are protesting new road fees they say will hurt their business. The drivers are part of the blue-collar workforce that normally gives President Putin his strongest support.

For some American Muslims, Christmas is a day to read the Quran's passages about the birth of Jesus — he's a prophet in Islam, too. For others, it's a day to trim the tree, or just relax.

David Greene talks to Sharon Cooper, sister of Sandra Bland, about the Texas Grand Jury's decision not to seek indictments against anyone in the death of her sister.