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Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

After a record-setting Christmas, Hollywood wraps up the year with more than $9 billion in the till -- the second biggest box office total in its history. Film critic NPR's Bob Mondello says a large part of that money was well-earned: some of 2003's most popular movies were also among the year's best. He offers a list of his top movie picks for the year.

The legal cases argue that online classes don't have the same value as on-campus ones.

Thanksgiving usually means gatherings and celebrating abundance. As the pandemic rules out crowded tables, Americans mourn missed traditions and build new ones.

Eduardo Vela is charged with stealing a newborn and certifying another woman as her mother. Such stories aren't rare in Spain, where thefts of infants were allegedly encouraged under Francisco Franco.

The Nazis seized up to 600,000 works of art and much of it has never been returned to its rightful heirs, assuming there are any. Some of the art has ended up in Israel, creating complicated issues.

The new Syrian rebel leader Ahmed Jarab is in D.C., trying to get more support. He is meeting with members of Congress and the State Department, as well as National Security Adviser Susan Rice. President Obama is also expected to drop by. While the U.S. is considering stepping up its secret weapons shipments, some military analysts and officials say this aid may already be too late.

NPR Music's Ann Powers breaks down the mixed reaction to Timberlake's big week, in which a new album and a Super Bowl performance both took a beating in popular opinion and the press.

"This is nonsense," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote to President Trump earlier this month, regarding the administration's narrow view of oversight.

Arkansas’ governor on Tuesday announced legislation to repeal the state grocery tax and expand liability protections for food banks and their donors.