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Holiday spending was higher than expected this year, despite low confidence in the economy and many people reporting tightening their budgets.

The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected. The potential slowdown comes as electricity demand is rising faster than it has in decades.

France's Louvre museum has installed large metal bars over the windows of the gallery thieves broke into in October.

Ukraine spent its third Christmas at war with Russia. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with a Ukrainian member of parliament about celebrating in wartime and soliciting U.S. support for Ukraine.

President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. launched military strikes against ISIS forces in Nigeria, alleging the group has been targeting Christians.

Congress kicked off 2025 with an ambitious agenda, but 12 months later, it has ceded much of its power to President Trump and passed a record low number of bills.

In the decades since its release, "Wonderful Christmastime" has become a seasonal staple beloved by some but loathed by others.

A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.

NPR has been following the money behind veterans' disability claims — specifically, for-profit companies that help vets navigate the VA's red tape. Critics of the companies call them "claim sharks."

Librarian Dorothy Vogel, who, with her late husband Herb, amassed a priceless collection of contemporary art in their one bedroom apartment, died on Nov. 10.