The Latest Health When porch pirates steal medicine instead of holiday gifts Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order medicine. Here's what to do about it. Sydney Lupkin Science In the snow, these salamanders get supercool Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold. Nell Greenfieldboyce Meet the local lei makers nurturing a Native Hawaiian tradition Meet the Native Hawaiians in Washington state who are continuing a beloved tradition: creating handmade lei out of everything from flesh flowers to nuts to feathers. Jeannie Yandel World U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland remain unresolved. The Associated Press National Crime in the U.S. fell in 2025. Will the trend continue? Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined nearly everywhere: In big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states. Meg Anderson Politics ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct. Ximena Bustillo Arts & Life 'Twice' author Mitch Albom asks: What if you could relive any moment of your life? Albom is the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, which chronicled Albom's relationship with Morrie Schwartz, his old college professor who died of ALS. Originally broadcast Oct. 13, 2025. Tonya Mosley National 35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Joseph Shapiro Arts & Life At this museum, the tide brings in odd treasures that become a lasting lesson At the Plum Island Museum of Lost Toys and Curiosities, one-time treasures bring back memories and are a reminder of the eternal life of plastic waste. Tovia Smith National How cozy Yuletide traditions got their start with raging parties and animal sacrifice Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people. Natalie Escobar Prev 543 of 1647 Next Sponsored
Health When porch pirates steal medicine instead of holiday gifts Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order medicine. Here's what to do about it. Sydney Lupkin
Science In the snow, these salamanders get supercool Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Meet the local lei makers nurturing a Native Hawaiian tradition Meet the Native Hawaiians in Washington state who are continuing a beloved tradition: creating handmade lei out of everything from flesh flowers to nuts to feathers. Jeannie Yandel
World U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland remain unresolved. The Associated Press
National Crime in the U.S. fell in 2025. Will the trend continue? Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined nearly everywhere: In big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states. Meg Anderson
Politics ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe DHS's handling of the incident raises questions about the department's oversight mechanisms to investigate employee misconduct. Ximena Bustillo
Arts & Life 'Twice' author Mitch Albom asks: What if you could relive any moment of your life? Albom is the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, which chronicled Albom's relationship with Morrie Schwartz, his old college professor who died of ALS. Originally broadcast Oct. 13, 2025. Tonya Mosley
National 35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Joseph Shapiro
Arts & Life At this museum, the tide brings in odd treasures that become a lasting lesson At the Plum Island Museum of Lost Toys and Curiosities, one-time treasures bring back memories and are a reminder of the eternal life of plastic waste. Tovia Smith
National How cozy Yuletide traditions got their start with raging parties and animal sacrifice Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people. Natalie Escobar
