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Guests from the Pew Research Center, National Geographic and Foreign Policy magazine talk about the major news stories of 2007. They'll also touch on stories that made headlines in other countries but didn't attract attention in the United States.

A group of leading Shiite clerics are holding talks to resolve the U.S. standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose anti-American rhetoric touched off a wave of attacks on U.S.-led forces in several Iraqi cities. Al-Sadr's militiamen have withdrawn from police and government buildings they had occupied, but the security situation remains unstable. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

For the first time, the Church of England has named a woman as its top leader. Sarah Mullally is the new Archbishop of Canterbury, leading 85 million Anglicans around the world.

The Texas town edged out notoriously toxic Los Angeles for the crown of America's biggest polluter. Offering his take on how Houston produced 18 million tons of carbon dioxide is Houston Chronicle writer Tim Fleck.

Voters in six states cast ballots Tuesday in primary races for U.S. House, Senate and statewide offices. A look at the results.

This month Blender.com has released its list of the 40 worst lyricists in rock. Sting leads the pack, but not far behind are the likes of Carly Simon and Kevin Federline.

Companies at the center of the deadly prescription opioid epidemic are close to deals that would cap their liability while funding drug treatment and recovery programs.

Robert Siegel takes up a listener's query about a recent story on the Major League Dreidel Championship. "What's a dreidel?" Thankfully, he knows the answer.

From former President Donald Trump's historic mug shot to the House speaker drama, here are moments that captured the unprecedented political drama and other powerful moments that unfolded in 2023.