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Next U.S. census will have new boxes for 'Middle Eastern or North African,' 'Latino'
by Hansi Lo Wang
Biden officials approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and to add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
China's COVID vaccines: Do the jabs do the job?
by Michaeleen Doucleff
Benedict, the former pope, dies at 95
by Sylvia Poggioli
Benedict XVI, the first pope in seven centuries to resign, has died at the age of 95.
What's ahead for the war in Ukraine in 2023
Melinda Haring, the outgoing deputy director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, explains to NPR's Elissa Nadworny what to expect from the Russia-Ukraine war in 2023.
10 months of war in Ukraine
by Elissa Nadworny
Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines in 2022. We listen back to the stories of women and children affected by the war.
Weekend 'All Things Considered' staff revisit favorite stories of 2022
The staff of weekend All Things Considered revisit some of their favorite stories from 2022.
Remembering journalist Barbara Walters
Legendary TV journalist Barbara Walters died Friday at the age of 93. She spoke with NPR's Michel Martin in 2008.
All Things Considered reflects on its favorite stories and voices of 2022
All Things Considered staff reflect on the stories and voices from the show that moved them in 2022.
All Songs Considered counts down the top songs of 2022
NPR Music's All Songs Considered counts down the top songs of 2022.
Encore: Animals had a lot to say in 2022. Here are some of NPR's favorite stories
NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Friday, a look at the animals who shared the mic.
Maine's lobster industry wins against endangered right whale protections
by Kevin A Miller
Maine's lobster industry has won a reprieve from new regulations designed to protect the endangered right whale.
Encore: Rising interest rates plunge the housing market into a deep freeze
by Arezou Rezvani
With interest rates creeping up month after month, many buyers and sellers have put their plans on hold, and that's plunged the housing market into a deep freeze.