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Throughline host Rund Abdelfatah brings us the story of the origins of chocolate.

A new law that will prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from concealing their faces with masks goes into effect January 1, while a Trump administration lawsuit to stop it is pending.

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.

Weather forecasters say the Bay Area is set to begin the New Year with more cold weather, steady rains, strong winds and possible coastal flooding.

A U.S. official confirms that the CIA struck a dock facility on the coast of Venezuela.

Israel has told dozens of aid groups they can no longer operate in Gaza.

China wrapped a new round of live-fire military drills that encircled Taiwan, in a warning to what Beijing calls separatists across the Taiwan strait.

2025 was a tumultuous year for federal student loan borrowers. NPR breaks down the most important changes borrowers should understand as they head into 2026.

Perry Bamonte, a keyboard and guitar player in the English band The Cure, has died. He was 65 years old. In a statement, the band called him "quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative."

2025 will go down as a year of chaos for groups that help poor people. Some have been forced to scale back as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs.

Ivermectin's reputation keeps growing as a kind of cure-all, even for cancer — despite evidence it doesn't work.

In West Africa, a new policy is hailed as a first step to making expensive and arduous flights cheaper.