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Drag Story Hour, where drag performers read to kids, has weathered attacks and threats over the years. In Denver, a volunteer "parasol patrol" provides security to families attending Drag Story Hour.

There's lots of data to show cardiac troubles spike during the holidays amid the mix of merrymaking, travel and stress. But there are ways to spot the signs of trouble before it's too late.

Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer.

This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the global average, leading to melting glaciers, shifting fish populations, and rivers running orange.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rob Kilfoyle, president of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, about evolving safety standards on college campuses.

Nick Reiner remains in police custody as prosecutors are expected to announce charges related to the death of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.

Inflation, rising food prices and the high cost of living have been top of mind for consumers all year. But then Olive Garden offers an unlimited pasta meal, or a chain steakhouse restaurant sells a steak dinner with two sides for less than 30 bucks. So, how are chains able to keep prices as low as they do in this economy?

The nativity scene in St. Peter's Square comes from a different place every year. For Pope Leo's first Christmas as the pontiff, this year's display comes from Salerno {sah-LAIR-no}, Italy.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Francisco Monaldi, the director of the Latin American Energy Program at the Baker Institute at Rice University about the U.S.'s long interest in Venezuela's oil industry.

Doctors in England say they'll go on strike Wednesday. Their five-day action coincides with a spike in flu cases. The government says crowded hospitals are preparing for a "worst case scenario."