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In a 78-17 bipartisan vote, lawmakers approved Sylvia Mathews Burwell to replace outgoing HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

This year, a youthful strain of techno-Afropop musicians stepped into the spotlight.

"A-Rod" played third base one last time on Yankees turf on Friday. After a controversial career, including admitted steroid use, a sellout crowd bid the 41-year-old designated hitter a warm farewell.

Climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson finished their historic first free climb on El Capitan's Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park. Melissa Block talks with the duo about their 19-day effort.

The best folk and roots music of the year, from quiet acoustic solo records to stomping shout-alongs, focused on community, elements of ancestry and stories that unite us.

The host of All Songs Considered shares the 10 albums and 30 songs he most loved this year.

For the San Francisco Mime Troupe, the show goes on; Laughing with Desi Comedy Festival co-creators Samson Koletkar and Abhay Nadkarni; and Audiograph’s…

A sampler of the many genres — garage, techno, house and bass music — that made a mark (and made us want to move) in 2012.

Fractured grooves got the noise kids dancing and we went heavy on deconstructing tape loops in 2012.

It was a tremendous year for upbeat music that reflected on aging and ennui in wise, wonderful ways.

For one listener, it was a good year for albums that were big and loud, but a few quieter, introspective picks snuck onto Robin Hilton's list as well.

Ann Powers' favorite songs and albums of the year combined hooks, innovation, back story and individuality.