Plus, Morgan Wallen is the chart's top artist for the second time in three years. By Gary Trust Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” is the No. 1 hit on Billboard’s year-end 2025 Hot 100 Songs ...

Plus, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" & three other holiday classics dash up the top 10. By Gary Trust Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” rules the Billboard Hot 100 for an eighth week, tying ...

This Roman senator wrote some of the greatest letters in history. Here’s how Pliny the Younger’s words have kept ancient Rome ...

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The biggest Official Chart race of the year is go! The Official Christmas Number 1 race 2025 kicks off today, Friday 12 December, with sales and streams counting up until midnight (11.59pm) on ...

The time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass.

The U.S. State Department changed its official font from the reader-friendly Calibri back to Times New Roman. Michel Martin speaks with an accessibility design expert about why fonts matter. This is a ...

The new short documentary "Arctic Alchemy" follows scientist Roman Dial on an expedition in Alaska's Brooks Range. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dial and the film's executive producer, Jon Krakauer.