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The Trump administration released a major climate assessment on Black Friday. It is the most detailed and blunt assessment yet of the dangers of unchecked global warming.

Former UNICEF official Baquer Namazi was detained in Iran nearly three years ago. His son is urging Tehran to let his 82-year-old father leave the country for medical treatment.

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of James Alex Fields Jr., who is accused of ramming his car through a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Fields is charged with murder in the death of Heather Heyer and faces additional charges for wounding others.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Arno Hill, mayor of Lordstown, Ohio, home to one of five plants where General Motors plans to cut jobs. The town will lose more than 1,000 jobs as a result.

As car sales continue to slump, General Motors says it will end production at five factories in the U.S. and Canada. The company says it will lay off 15 percent of salaried workers.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to retired Lt. Gen. Steve Blum about the military logistics of law enforcement and engaging migrants at the border. About 8,000 U.S. military are deployed at the border.

The theme for this year's holiday decorations is "American Treasures," which first lady Melania Trump says is meant to "honor the heart and spirit of the American people."

Searchers found no new remains on Tuesday. Officials had increased the toll Monday when a forensic lab determined that previous remains thought to be from two individuals were actually from three.

In a quest to rapidly advance its scientific depth and breadth, China is recruiting scientists from around the world. Some from the U.S. say the greater funding for school and research is freeing.

The special election runoff in deep red Mississippi was expected to be a sleepy affair — a formality, even. Instead, the race has tightened as the GOP candidate stumbled over the state's racist past.