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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine about the big sports stories of 2015, and what to expect in the new year.

One of the new characters in the latest Star Wars, BB-8, is one adorable droid. With only a sketch of the final product, its creators didn't know how much fuss would come from the harmless robot.

Partially sedated, Spanish musician Carlos Aguilera played "Misty" and read sheet music to help neurosurgeoons preserve his talents.

The following is a transcript of Gov. Asa Hutchinson's radio column for the weekend of Dec. 18, 2015:Over the past week, I have attended three major jobs…

Cary Fukunaga discusses his new film, Beasts of No Nation. David Edelstein reviews the latest Star Wars movie. The revelation of a long-buried secret rattles a marriage in Andrew Haigh's 45 Years.

Our panelists predict what will be the must-have toy for Christmas next year.

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When one of America's foremost orchestras needed an overhaul, an unlikely leader emerged from East Germany.

In Ethiopia, students have been killed while protesting the government's proposals to take over territory in the Oromia region.

Kurt Masur, the German conductor whose career spanned leading an orchestra in East Germany to more than a decade of reshaping the New York Philharmonic, has died at 88.