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Looking back at the year's top stories — in January, a chemical spill disrupted life in West Virginia. Melissa Block speaks with Ken Ward, Jr. of the Charleston Gazette.

Gunmen assassinate a top aide to Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari in Baghdad. But despite such attacks, Iraq's leaders forge ahead with forming a government and drafting a constitution. Over the weekend, Sunnis formed a new political alliance, and a Shiite cleric moved to ease sectarian violence.

The annual inflation rate eased somewhat in April, but not enough to meaningfully reduce the burden on lower-income Americans.

British writer Nick Hornby's comic talents have been on display since the novel High Fidelity. Hornby talks about writing for the British and the American ear, and how music plays a role in his creative process.

The former lead guitarist of the legendary band Guns N' Roses is a musician with a sound and look all his own. After all the success — and vice — Slash says he's still a work in progress.

As the top lawyer for the Obama State Department, Harold Koh is defending a lot of things that surprise his friends on the left — including U.S. involvement in Libya, and the use of American drones that target people in Pakistan and Yemen.

Health care topped the agenda Tuesday as lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill. The Senate Finance Committee, which failed to complete its bill before the summer recess, is trying to reach a bipartisan compromise on the divisive issue.

NPR's top programming executive, Anya Grundmann, will leave at the end of the year. She has overseen numerous hits for the network, including Tiny Desk.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Crystal Wells, spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross, about the organization trying to gain access to the hostages held in Gaza.

NPR's A Martinez talks with Republican strategist Liam Donovan about former President Donald Trump's tightening grip on the Republican National Committee.