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Even setting aside the investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and other federal prosecutors, Washington had more than its usual list of scandals in 2018.

The announcement of a troop pullout in Syria stunned allies and left them unprepared. David Greene talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford about America's credibility on the world stage.

The Down Jones Industrial average has suffered its worst Christmas Eve performance. How is President Trump reacting? Israel's government wants to move up its elections from Nov. 2019 to April.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has angered many political groups in Iraq that say he's concentrating too much power in his hands. There's talk of a no-confidence motion, but at least for now, there's no clear rival to replace him.

Activists say hundreds of Syrians, perhaps more than a thousand, have been killed in President Bashar al-Assad's brutal offensive. The situation may be about to get worse; food and medical supplies are growing short as the violence mounts.

The $600 unemployment benefit set to expire this month helped keep families afloat, says Georgetown University's Indivar Dutta-Gupta. Without it, they face serious hardship, and the economy will slow.

In the finale of the first season of Play It Forward, Ari Shapiro speaks to dubstep pioneer Mala about minimalism, freedom and an artist he was inspired by, the late Augustus Pablo.

Every Sunday, Mo Rocca's grandmother made homemade ravioli for the family dinner. He says he deeply regrets not learning her recipes before she passed away. In My Grandmother's Ravioli, Rocca asks other people's grandparents to teach him how to cook.

We have the latest from the National Transportation Safety Board on its investigation of the Asiana jet crash in San Francisco.

Yukiya Amano, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said today that Iran has agreed to steps that will let international inspectors learn more about its nuclear program.

Melissa Block talks to Carrie Johnson about an al-Qaida bomb plot that was thwarted by the CIA.

Was the change in Egypt's government a coup or not? For members of Congress, the difference is more than a question of semantics. U.S. law requires that aid be cut off to a country that undergoes a military coup — which, if it were to happen in the case of Egypt, would bring on dramatic consequences.

Last month, the Muisyo family turned on the lights for the first time thanks to climate financing from rich countries. But the fund is falling short of its $100 billion goal to help poor countries.

Germany is seeing the return of wolf packs, and with them growing political tension over whether the animals pose too much of a threat.

Concern is growing at the nation's colleges and universities about a burgeoning online market, where students can buy ghost-written essays. Schools are trying new tools to catch it.

A study shows gift-givers and gift-recipients differ on ideas about best gifts. Whereas recipients prefer sentimental gifts, gift-givers tend to opt for presents that match the recipients' interests.

The can from Myrtle Beach made the 3,500 journey across the Atlantic Ocean. A resident in County Mayo discovered it, and posted photos online. Officials say it probably washed away during a storm.

The mayor of Rhode Island's largest city is calling on the city's tax-exempt hospitals and universities to chip in and help Providence stay out of the red. From member station Rhode Island Public Radio, Ian Donnis reports on how this has made for a sharp battle between Providence and its Ivy League university.

Do-it-yourselfers have made everything from bamboo bicycles to 3-D printers, but nothing as ambitious as the Open Source Ecology project. On a farm in northwest Missouri, tractors and other industrial machines are made from scratch, with detailed plans on how to do it yourself shared online.

James Comey, the president's choice for FBI director, had a relatively easy time fielding questions Tuesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers wanted to know about surveillance, waterboarding and other controversial issues, but they posed their questions gently.

A former judge for the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court raised questions about the court's approval of government data collection programs on Tuesday. He was testifying before the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent agency considering recently uncovered surveillance efforts.

Even if you've never been to Los Angeles, you've probably seen Spring Street. According to some, the downtown street is probably the most-filmed roadway in all of L.A. The street's fame may be waning, however, all because of one bright green bike lane. Host Rachel Martin speaks with Paul Audley, the president of Film L.A., about the problem.

The former president is in Egypt to observe its first free presidential election, which begins on Wednesday.

Not known as a hotbed of experimentation, the world of publishing has been slow to embrace the transition from print to digital. But in New York this past week, the publishers who gathered were more interested in exploring new ideas than arguing about the death of books.