Photographs help us look back on the moments that defined the year. Taken by NPR photojournalists nationwide, this collection goes beyond the headlines to reveal quietly powerful human stories.

Vets and newbies flexed their best bars in 2025. After being spoiled by a monstrous three-peat from Future, a lyrical face-off between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and scintillating releases from Doechii ...

Next door, Colorado’s lead negotiator, Becky Mitchell, had framed her own message for the Southwestern states. Ranchers and ...

The head of the UN refugee agency in Lebanon said Thursday that the move by the United States to lift sweeping sanctions on ...

The story of Oak Flat in Arizona reveals what happens when the government refuses to see land as essential to the religious life of a people. Yet, there are communities choosing a different way. One ...