NPR's Books We Love is a roundup of our staff's favorite reads this year. Today we look at some of our favorite, more obscure, lesser-known picks from this year's Books We Love.

Short duration strikes are starting to become the norm. They mean a lot less financial pain for the workers, but they don't have same kind of leverage as an indefinite work stoppage.

Alfa Anderson sang on some of Chic's most memorable hits, including "Le Freak," "Good Times," and "My Forbidden Lover." She died on Dec. 17 at 78.

Older Black and Latino people are significantly more likely to get diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease than older white people ...

RUKBAN CAMP, southern Syria — For almost a decade, thousands of displaced Syrians trapped in the desert struggled to survive ...

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th ...

Starbucks' union says workers are walking off the job at some 300 — out of over 10,000 — stores across the U.S. as contract ...

American Airlines passengers across the U.S. endured a sudden disruption of service on Christmas Eve as a "technical issue" ...

NPR visits a secret drone command center near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where crews are using remote-controlled ...

But mashed potatoes can be tricky to prepare. It's easy to make them too dry or a little too runny. To offer a little holiday ...

It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change ...

Fresh Air's film critic takes stock of the past 12 months' worth of movies, pairing 10 of his favorites, and picking one that ...