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Canada celebrates its Thanksgiving holiday in mid-October, and that's just one of many differences with its American counterpart.

U.S. employers created only 12,000 jobs in October, well below expectations for about 100,000 jobs to be created. However, the data was heavily skewed by the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and likely by the ongoing Boeing strike.

Control of the House of Representatives could run through California. There are at least five House seats in the state that are considered among the closest in the country.

Donald Trump formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination -- in a more subdued speech as he aims to widen his support. And pressure mounts on President Biden to end his reelection bid.

The U.S. says 8,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia preparing to fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days.

Hasan Minhaj, Ronny Chieng, Mike Birbiglia, Hannah Einbinder and Michelle Buteau all delivered specials that cracked us up this year.

Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship. The toppling of the Assad regime has raised questions for exiles about their next step.

NPR's Rob Schmitz asks North Carolina State University's Rob Handfield how President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China could affect consumer costs in the U.S.

Whether we were paying attention or not, 2024 was filled with good news. In case you weren't, NPR's member stations have been keeping track. Here are some of the stories that made us smile this year.

The 1931 Spanish-language Drácula will get its first film score. It was among the early "talkies," when filmmakers hadn't quite yet figured out how to incorporate music into their craft.