NPR's Books We Love is a roundup of our staff's favorite reads this year. Today we look at some of our favorite, more obscure, lesser-known picks from this year's Books We Love.

Some U.S. cities are seeing a bump in marriage licenses. Same-sex couples and couples with mixed immigration status are among those heading to the alter before the start of the Trump administration.

American Airlines did not have a good start to its Christmas Eve. A "technical issue" led to the temporary grounding of hundreds of flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sister Mary Scullion, the co-founder, executive director and president of Project H.O.M.E. about stepping down after 35 years at the organization she co-founded.

Alfa Anderson sang on some of Chic's most memorable hits, including "Le Freak," "Good Times," and "My Forbidden Lover." She died on Dec. 17 at 78.

Set in Constantinople in the fifteenth century, in a small town in present-day Idaho, and on an interstellar ship decades ...

It seems like Almost Yesterday that Congress passed the “Hospital Survey and Construction Act” which became Public Law 725.

More than 7,000 people had taken shelter in the Rukban camp, near the border with Jordan, many of whom fled the regime and ...

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th ...

Starbucks' union says workers are walking off the job at some 300 — out of over 10,000 — stores across the U.S. as contract ...

American Airlines passengers across the U.S. endured a sudden disruption of service on Christmas Eve as a "technical issue" ...

Hasan Minhaj, Ronny Chieng, Mike Birbiglia, Hannah Einbinder and Michelle Buteau all delivered specials that cracked us up ...