The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole ...

People buy batons that read happy New Year 2026 on December 31, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands lined the Chao Phraya ...

A reflection on music videos' glory days -- as MTV shuts down channels. Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

President Trump issues his first vetoes of his second term. Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a ...

Extra security will be in place tonight in New Orleans as the city marks the anniversary of last year's New Year's Day attack. Drew Hawkins of the Gulf States Newsroom reports.

Downtown Phoenix businesses sued the city over a sprawling homeless encampment. The city's solution appears successful two years later, but funding for it is set to run out.

A nonprofit group has filed a complaint alleging a federal judge has been bullying her law clerks. It's a flashpoint in the debate over whether the judiciary can police itself.

As the cost of living rises, volunteers fill a crucial role cutting downed trees into firewood for people who rely on woodstoves to heat their homes. "Wood Banks" in Maine are seeing more demand.

Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting ...

Historian of history, Alexis McCrossen, takes us through where it comes from and how New Year went from a local celebration ...

Ever since President Trump added his name to the Kennedy Center, artists have been canceling performances, which put a damper on Christmas Eve celebrations last week. Now, Wednesday’s New Year’s Eve ...

The rise of artificial intelligence and the impacts of President Trump’s trade war contributed to a surprising U.S. stock market performance this year.