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The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has freed thousands of people detained in Syria's notorious prisons. Some of them have made it back home. Other families are still looking.

Scott Simon talks to Colleen Shogan who leads the National Archives about the challenges facing the agency in a time of deep political polarization.

We look at the Biden administration's response to the fall of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as President Biden commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people.

NPR's Scott Simon details the "gladiator experience" that 16 lucky — or unlucky — people might have next year inside the Roman Colosseum. Will they not be entertained?

South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial law, the first time such a measure had been imposed on the nation in more than four decades.

The food colorant has been linked to behavioral problems in children, including inattention and hyperactivity. California passed a law to ban it last year. It's also linked to cancer in lab rats.

Batiste re-imagines Beethoven compositions in his new album. Maureen Corrigan picks the best books of 2024. Thomas talks about making art that "gives Black women their flowers."

Glenn Miller was the swing era's biggest star. Then, he vanished without a trace.

South Korea's parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion over his controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree.

At issue is whether the charity Catholic Charities is qualified to be exempt from state unemployment taxes as a religious institution.