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Every Jan. 1, states across the country implement new laws. Some groundbreaking new laws address Internet user privacy and the classification of contract workers in California, for example.

Tumbleweeds are common in the desert plateau of eastern Washington state. But a 12-foot high stack of them trapped cars for hours.

Joy can be cultivated. Hostility often masks depression. As one year ends and another begins, these six insights and tips from psychologists offer hope for a good new year.

A man in Oregon gave his grandkids a bus for Christmas, so he can drive them all to school each morning at the same time. He named the bus "Grandfather Express."

NPR Music celebrates the alt-rock heroes, Hollywood idols, Pulitzer-winning composers, jazz luminaries, cult legends, bold activists, old masters and rising stars the world lost this year.

The question would have likely lowered census response rates in some areas, according to the Census Bureau's final report on its experiment testing public reaction to the controversial inquiry.

The Democratic presidential candidate released letters from three doctors saying he is fit for the office.

Noah Goldstein of Chicago, Ill., plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Ellison Nguyen, 6, wrote the book, and Hien Bui-Stafford, 13, illustrated it. They got a little help from Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Nguyen (Ellison's dad) and cartoonist Thi Bui (Hien's mom).

Five people were stabbed at the home of a rabbi in New York on Saturday night. Evan Bernstein, the Anti-Defamation League's New York/New Jersey regional director, talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.