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NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal.

In 2001, as the nation mourned those killed on 9/11, the government tried to find its footing to prevent more terrorist attacks. In the 20 years since, the nature of those threats has evolved.

An anthropologist put out a call: Take a photo of 15 essential items that help you cope.. She heard from 1,000-plus people in 50 countries. There's a lot of laptops — as well as wonderful surprises.

In the latest installment of our film series, All Things Considered staffers weigh in on what makes for a good dystopian film.

Seattle broke the Guinness World Record for largest snowball fight in January with 5,834 participants. St. Paul, Minn., hopes to top that next month during its Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival. For more, Melissa Block speaks with Joe Alton, a project manager for the carnival and its snowball-fight organizer.

Apple released quarterly earnings on Tuesday that beat Wall Street's bearish expectations. Investors have done a pessimistic about-face on Apple since the company's stock price topped $700 in September. Apple's earnings were lower than a year ago for the first time in a decade. But Apple did offer investors some goodies — it increase its dividend and added $50 billion to a stock buyback program.

“People are leaving some places for other places they think are more affordable, but that might not hold true in the long run as the costs of climate change are borne out,” said Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather.

The Texas Republican Party has gotten more conservative over the years. Immigration policies once pushed by top GOP officials now seem moderate. Party leaders crack down on dissension in their ranks.

Beyoncé became the first Black female artist to top the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. But she was notably absent from this year’s Country Music Association Awards nominations.

China's ruling party kicks off a national congress on Sunday in which Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third term as party boss and chief of the military.