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Despite economic troubles, Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to lead the race for the country's upcoming elections.

Police departments across the country have adopted body cameras to counter claims of abuse. But as they become more routine, cameras are turning into key tools for prosecutors.

Though ISIS is mostly defeated in Iraq and Syria, many Yazidi women the militants kidnapped are still missing. Despite the dangerous work, one man is trying to find and rescue those seeking help.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer faces a grim fate in this scary Christmas story from Lindsey Davidson of Oklahoma.

Pyongyang said it's a dream for the U.S. to think it will give up its nuclear weapons. The U.N. Security Council last week approved new sanctions against North Korea after its latest missile launch.

Many gamers are spending big money on retro-games and their consoles, even as new games and consoles are released. What's with this craze to keep the past alive?

Steve Inskeep talks to commentator and historian Cokie Roberts for a look at the changing way Christmas has been celebrated in America.

The free speech debate on college campuses has become a cultural flash point. Rachel Martin talks to Suzanne Nossel, of the free-speech advocacy group PEN America, about if free speech can go too far.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with The New York Times' South Asia reporter Maria Abi-Habib about how Saudi Arabia pressured Lebanon's prime minister Saad Hariri to resign and blame Iran.

Perry Wallace was the first African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference, despite not wanting to be a pioneer. Wallace is one of the notable people who died in 2017. Three years ago, he and his biographer Andrew Maraniss talked with NPR's Audie Cornish about the realities of desegregation.