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A 21-year-old political science student in Moscow is facing up to five years in prison for taking part in opposition protests. His case has rallied a new generation of Russians.

The Christmas spirit is lacking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country waits to see if the long-delayed presidential election, now rescheduled for Dec. 30, will really happen.

NPR's A Martínez talks to songwriter Aimee Mann about her album: Queens of the Summer Hotel. It's based on the book, Girl, Interrupted, which chronicles the author's stay in a mental institution.

Voters in Fall River, Mass., will decide Tuesday whether Jasiel Correia will get another shot at running their city — despite having been arrested twice. The city council has been trying to oust him.

As the singer was laid to rest in a celebrity-filled funeral, fans in her hometown took to the streets to offer memories.

Every answer consists of two adjoining U.S. states. Each clue is a four-letter word formed by one or more letters starting one of the state names plus one or more letters starting the other state name. For example, given "mist," the answer would be "Mississippi" and "Tennessee," or "Missouri" and "Tennessee."

Congressional inaction let the interest rate for some student loans double at the start of the month, even though lawmakers' preferred solutions don't seem that far apart. The Senate is planning to vote Wednesday on a proposal that would bring rates back down for one year.

A judge has denied former President Donald Trump's request to block documents from being handed over to a House committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kim Wehle, a law professor at the University of Baltimore, about former President Trump's attempts to block the release of documents related to the U.S. Capitol attack.

Monday's short trading session drove stocks into a deeper dive as the stock market heads toward its worst December since the Great Depression. Some say Trump's outbursts aren't helping the market.