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President-elect Barack Obama is appointing his transition team and beginning to form his cabinet. We look at who Obama is meeting with and where he's traveling to over the next several days.

Iraqi's interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari is at the center of a growing struggle to lead the country's new government. While Jaafari is the chosen leader of the Shiite that won the most votes in Iraqi elections, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is vying to keep his post.

Ten is an arbitrary number, so NPR's entertainment critic Bob Mondello offers his top 24 movies of 2002. Mondello says 2002 was a record year for box office sales and a better year than 2001 for movie quality. His list ranges from blockbuster adventure to documentary.

It's harder to afford homeownership than it's been in decades as a steep run-up in both prices during the pandemic and more recently interest rates hit buyers from both sides.

Sabrina Carpenter was expected to have a massive week. Still, her journey to the top of the album charts was fraught right up to its final moments, as she fended off a furious challenge from rapper Travis Scott.

A Russian named Grigory Perelman, is credited with helping solve a famous 100-year-old math problem. Both the problem and the man who solved it are a bit of a puzzle.

COVID-19 will be top of mind as the Florida Legislature begins its 2021 session. These will be the main topics they'll address.

It’s been two years since a pro-Trump crowd stormed the U.S. Capitol. Florida is home to more people arrested in connection with the attack than any other state.

The U.N.'s top court is expected to issue an order Friday on Israel’s offensive in Gaza, potentially ordering Israel to halt the operation. The case was brought by South Africa.

The rapper's eighth album scored his best-selling debut week ever, but the raw numbers don't tell the whole story of its success. Meanwhile, Shaboozey returns to the top of the songs chart.

Some people think competition is an art. Others believe it's a skill. A new book suggests it might be neither — and that there is a science behind winning. Host Michel Martin speaks with authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman about Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing.

This list is not comprehensive, but serves as a starting point for the issues that have already generated conversation. As lawmakers discuss policy, more concerns may emerge.

The latest album by Korean pop group Stray Kids debuted at the top of this week's Billboard 200 chart, and another K-pop sensation, Jimin from BTS, landed at No. 2. Shaboozey keeps the week's top song.

These delicious individual cheesecakes have only a few ingredients and no measurable fat.

Open enrollment on HealthCare.gov started Sunday, and federal health officials expect the third year of open enrollment to be more challenging than in...

Violinist and conductor Joshua Bell is going to be joining Lance Bass and a Shark Tank judge in Atlantic City. (And one of the country's foremost classical music critics is a preliminary rounds judge.) Is there a classical music/beauty pageant axis we just didn't know about?

Janelle Jones is the first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department. She says helping marginalized groups boosts the entire economy.

The event is touted as a way to connect to past traditions in Kyrgyzstan — and perhaps boost the tourism industry.

The number of people who have died from the coronavirus in Florida has passed 900.The 6 p.m. update from the Department of Health registers 927 deaths; an…

With the 2-0 start against ranked teams, the Bulls are emerging as the class of the Group of Five conferences, with spots in the AP and coaches polls. Coach Alex Golesh will point out the season is very young.

Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new report from the American Library Association.

An investigation is underway into Wednesday's helicopter crash that killed India's top military leader — along with 12 other people, including his wife.

"It is HIGHLY unlikely that we will find any legal sprinkles that we will use as a replacement," says Rich Myers, owner of the Get Baked bakery in Leeds. "I am extremely passionate about sprinkles."

As we count down to the new year, we asked our readers what they thought were the top political stories of 2021. Here's what they picked.