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In line with national crime trends, violent crime also dropped in Philadelphia in 2025. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Kevin Bethel, the city's police commissioner, about the decline.

From Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" to John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)," there's a lot of yearning in Christmas songs. But why?

The bills would tighten regulations on products containing more than 1.75 milligrams of THC, the primary psychoactive in marijuana.

Michigan laws signed Tuesday make it illegal to use ticket bots to buy concert or other event tickets, and set a penalty of $5,000 per violation.

Michigan's new 24% tax on marijuana is set to take effect January 1. A marijuana industry group says the tax is unconstitutional because it illegally modified a voter-approved initiative.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld a state law that can require wrongfully imprisoned people to pay back damages they've been awarded by the state.

In 2025, President Trump pushed Republican-led states to find advantages in 2026's elections by redrawing congressional maps. The outcome may determine which party controls the House after midterms.

Vince Zampella, co-creator of the hit Call of Duty video games, has died in a Los Angeles car crash.

Despite tensions between the Vatican and Israel's government over the Gaza war, some Jews and Christians living in Israel are trying to build trust between their communities.

The Trump administration is recalling dozens of career Ambassadors, saying the president wants diplomats who will advance his agenda. That's what foreign service officers sign up for.