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This year has been jam-packed with news from politics to culture to technology. Guest host Ray Suarez speaks with linguist Ben Zimmer about this year's frontrunners for the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year.

The Houston Rockets' general manager deleted his tweet, but the team immediately faced backlash from China, where the NBA has a big following. Ben Cohen, a Wall Street Journal reporter, explains.

Young men who look Black or Arab are 20 times more likely to be stopped by French police, according to the country's human rights ombudsman. A class action lawsuit is challenging police brutality.

Leonard Bernstein composed West Side Story more than 60 years ago — today, we examine that vibrant work through the lens of two jazz artists, drummer Bobby Sanabria and saxophonist Ted Nash.

President Bush chooses Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Bernanke is thought to be more than qualified on his intellectual merits. In terms of his role as a political player, analysts agree he has some big shoes to fill.

When it comes to fancy ice cream brands, Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's, each stay in their lanes. Is it just coincidence that one keeps things smooth and simple while the other is full of chunks?

When it comes to fancy ice cream brands, Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry's, each stay in their lanes. Is it just coincidence that one keeps things smooth and simple while the other is full of chunks?

More calls for justice came Wednesday at a funeral for 28-year-old Irvo Otieno, who died March 6 while in police custody at a psychiatric hospital in Virginia.

Arnett exposes the complexities of marriage and comedy in Is This Thing On? Maureen Corrigan reviews The Rest of Our Lives, by Ben Markovits. Filmmaker Craig Brewer channels his inner Neil Diamond.

NPR's Melissa Block talks to New York Times reporter Ben Hubbard about how the self-declared Islamic State has been digging itself deeper into the communities it has seized.