December 23, 2025 • Photographs help us look back on the moments that defined the year. Taken by NPR photojournalists nationwide, this collection goes beyond the headlines to reveal quietly powerful ...

Central Park got more than four inches of snow for the first time since January 2022, with higher totals outside New York City. By Maia Coleman and Christopher Maag Anthony Ramos loves hanging out ...

A heritage of dark sky preservation means residents of Flagstaff welcome the season’s longer nights with prolonged views of the stars. An unusual object orbiting a rapidly spinning star might be a new ...

The U.S. justice and political systems have shown that they can’t hold the president and his allies to account for trying to steal the 2020 election.