Photographs help us look back on the moments that defined the year. Taken by NPR photojournalists nationwide, this collection goes beyond the headlines to reveal quietly powerful human stories.

OctopusEffects, #Blender Create a puddle in the desert anime style. The puddle has a buoy and small moving waves. Most of it ...

Tyler, The Creator continues to defy expectations with Don’t Tap the Glass, one of the most intriguing rap albums of 2025.

Next door, Colorado’s lead negotiator, Becky Mitchell, had framed her own message for the Southwestern states. Ranchers and ...

The head of the UN refugee agency in Lebanon said Thursday that the move by the United States to lift sweeping sanctions on ...

The story of Oak Flat in Arizona reveals what happens when the government refuses to see land as essential to the religious life of a people. Yet, there are communities choosing a different way. One ...