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NPR Film Critic Bob Mondello presents his annual list of top ten films of the year. He says he really could only justify putting nine on the list this year.

Early sales numbers suggest it was a lackluster season for retailers, and slow holiday sales mean fewer opportunities for retail workers hoping to make holiday temp jobs permanent.

The Progressive Insurance spokeswoman joins Miss Chiquita and others. But what about Little Debbie, Elsie the cow and Mrs. Butterworth? They didn't make the list. Whom would you add and delete?

Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 are celebrating. They have each won 400,000 euros ($440,000), in the top prize of Spain's huge Christmas lottery.

Tom Terrell has a review of Soul on Top, a re-release of a James Brown recording from 1970. On it, Brown sings jazz tunes such as "September Song" and "What kind of Fool am I?"

John Green's new book Everything Is Tuberculosis shares the same goal as his other work: to make the world "suck less." In this week's Wild Card, he shares how he battles despair.

Members of the House of Representatives voted 311 to 114 Friday morning to expel Santos from Congress. The embattled congressman is accused by prosecutors of a number of financial misdeeds.

NPR's senior education correspondent offers his predictions for the big stories in K-12 and higher education.

From Subway to food trucks, diners have a growing number of options for satisfying their hunger with bitcoins. For food vendors, the virtual currency offers substantial financial benefits — and risks.

Pawnshops, payday lenders, check cashers and rent-to-own companies take in $33 billion a year. In writing his new book, Broke, USA, Gary Rivlin discovered how the businesses justified making huge profits off the working poor.