In a year where there was a plethora of bad news around the world — climate, conflict and more — there were moments of joy in ...

In a year where there was a plethora of bad news around the world — climate, conflict and more — there were moments of joy in ...

NPR senior producer Lauren Magaki read a LOT of romance novels this past year. She shares her recommendations from our Books We Love list. She loves love.

An emerging film festival in Lagos, Nigeria is trying to change the stories mainstream Nigerian films tell.

Kate Kennedy tells the tales of 4 cellists and their missing instruments in her new book, "Cello." She talks about them with NPR's Daniel Estrin, who's also a cellist.

An Israeli music critic and a Palestinian musician share some songs — in Hebrew and Arabic — released in this year of war.

Two veterans who had repeated exposure to blasts developed the same rare brain malformation. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 27, 2024.) ...

Two Israeli soldiers who served in the war in Gaza this year speak to NPR about how they are wrestling with what they witnessed.

As Russia's army advances on coal mines powering Ukraine and its steel industry, women in a small coal town adjust to new roles as miners. They've replaced men who're now fighting on the frontlines.

Housing has become one of the country's thorniest issues. We take a look back at the year, and at what 2025 may bring.

NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, reflects on his year of reporting on the war and living through it.

HIV/AIDS cases and deaths have gone up dramatically in the Philippines in the last decade, even though there are drugs to both prevent transmission and to treat the disease.