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Rachel Martin talks to New York Times Tehran correspondent Thomas Erdbrink about Iran's scramble to complete commercial deals with the West as the Obama presidency draws to an end.

Right before store clerks locked up at the end of the day in Sussex, England, thieves dressed in top fashions and struck poses next to store mannequins. The motion sensor gave them away.

Also: Syria's military says it controls nearly all of Aleppo; a New Orleans jury convicts the man who killed former NFL player Will Smith; and a cyclone makes landfall in India.

This elegant but unsettling horror film implicates the audience by placing us inside the head of the monster at its center, forcing us to see things in ourselves we don't wish to.

In this rigorously observed French drama, Isabelle Huppert delivers a searing performance. "In Huppert," says critic Ella Taylor, "deadpan meets tumult wreaking havoc within."

Director Pablo Larraín narrows the focus of his Jackie Kennedy biopic to a handful of days around the JFK assassination, and keeps his camera trained on Natalie Portman's expressive face.

Librettist Gene Scheer says the drama of George Bailey's life is "an operatic story." So he, along with composer Jake Heggie, turned It's a Wonderful Life into an opera.

Also: At least 11 people are dead in Tennessee's wildfires; the Obama Administration supports military draft registration for women; and a dried out Christmas tree can go up in flames in seconds.

Nonfiction books get the blockbuster movie trailer treatment. Then, find the perfect reading snack with a mash-up game featuring book titles reimagined as foods.

At 75, Chanjae Lee hated the idea of learning this bizarre thing called Instagram. He also hadn't picked up a paintbrush in years. But then, his grandchildren moved away and a baby was born.

Racial gerrymandering in North Carolina will be the focus of arguments today before the U.S. Supreme Court. The short-staffed court is reviewing a lower…

When it comes to making holiday treats, I have a guarantee. Everything is “So homely that you know it’s homemade.”This pre-emptive statement came in handy…

Trump's conversation is thought to be the first between a U.S. president or president-elect since 1979. China's foreign minister says he believes the call will not change U.S. policy toward China.

One of Charlotte's oldest charter schools will either close at the end of this school year or face a dramatic change. The State Board of Education voted…

Your friend shares a story on Facebook. You read the headline and you think it's too good to be true, but it looks like it's from a news site. Experts offer tips to help you sniff out fact from fake.

Glen Weldon and Audie Cornish discuss the first season of HBO's densely plotted science fiction series.

The former world chess champion and Putin critic talks with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson about Putin, Trump and the relationship between Russia and the U.S.

Pipeline opponents are celebrating Sunday's decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to not approve a key part of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Protesters fear the decision will be reversed by the incoming Trump administration.

NPR's Art Silverman reads a lot of crime thrillers. In the last year, he's noticed "The Internet of Things" seems to being playing a big role as the weapon of choice.

Mecklenburg County commissioners Monday night ousted chairman Trevor Fuller and picked fellow Democrat Ella Scarborough as the board's new leader.…