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The Venezuelan governments crackdown on opposition politicians has led to the imprisonment of the mayor of the country's second largest city.

NPR's Ari Shapiro examines the substance behind and implications of President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter. He did so with just weeks left in his presidency after repeatedly promising not to.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kelly Richmond Pope, a professor of forensic accounting at DePaul University in Chicago, about how to protect yourself from online fraud while holiday shopping.

North Carolina's Fraser fir is a popular Christmas tree, but it's under threat from disease and scientists are racing to try to save it.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrew Weissmann, a top lawyer at the FBI from 2011-2013, about President-elect Trump's plan to replace FBI director Christopher Wray with an ally, Kash Patel.

Biden is now the third president to pardon a relative, after Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Here's a look at the commonplace — yet often controversial — presidential power.

Paxton plays guitar, banjo, piano and harmonica — among other instruments. He's known for performing music from the 1920s and '30s. Paxton's new album of original songs is Things Done Changed.

Every year, we ask NPR staff and book critics to share their favorite titles in our annual Books We Love guide. Behind the scenes, it's fun to spot trends and see what gets nominated again and again.

On this week's program, hear music requested by Josephine, Olivia, Blaise, Gus and Katie.

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.