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Making tamales is labor intensive, but they're a staple of the end-of-year holidays for many families in the Southwest. It's hard work, and everyone's got to do it. It's a tradition for Anna Fossom and her family as four generations gather to resume what is an annual tamalada - a tamale-making party - at the home of her cousin in San Antonio

Struggling to find the perfect holiday present? Some gift-givers turn to personal shoppers to take the pressure off of gift giving.

Five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast have been halted. The Trump administration says the projects pose a national security risk.

Does offshore wind harm or help national security? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Joseph Majkut of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?

On this day in 1888, the lumber town of Hermansville, Michigan, near the Wisconsin border, was destroyed by fire. With no fire department and frozen water supplies, the bucket brigade was unable to stop the flames. In 1978, Michigan raised the legal drinking age back to 21 after it had been lowered to 18 for nearly seven years. The change came after an increase in teenage drinking and automobile accidents, approved by voters in November of that year.

People in the South keep hoping for a white Christmas, even though they know chances for snow are very very slim.

As Netflix and Paramount continue their battle over Warner Brothers Discovery, we take a look back at the company's history of messy corporate marriages and divorces.

Trump's peace deal between Rwanda and Congo hasn't stopped the fighting — and now his expansive mineral deal with Kinshasa is in the balance.

From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.