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Even as technology and social media transform politics, some traditions still live on — like the annual Shad Planking festival in Wakefield. It's a must-attend event on Virginia's political calendar.

One Australian report estimated the reef had lost more than half its coral since 1985. The government is considering a new 35-year plan to rescue the reef, but some say it falls short.

That holiday tree in your living room seems fresh, but it was probably plucked from the farm earlier this month. Tom Banse has an insider's look at the industrial operation to bring trees to market.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in an effort to halt the spread of Zika virus. But residents of the Florida Keys aren't keen on the concept.

Israeli commanders say it could take weeks or even months to eliminate the threat from Hezbollah's rockets, and they acknowledge that the Shiite militia will never be defeated. Civilians in northern Israel, meanwhile, are growing desperate under the Hezbollah barrage.

With the economy continuing to sputter, president-elect Barack Obama has held a news conference to announce his economic team. He said they would get to work immediately to craft an economic stimulus package big enough to jump-start the economy.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich recounts his imprisonment on false espionage charges in Russia in his new memoir, This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian American Story.

A project spearheaded by UC Berkeley researchers provides free electric appliances and solar panels to people. In exchange, researchers learn what works in an attempt to electrify on a larger scale.

The fast-changing world is in cringing on the Arctic. Companies are exploring for minerals and oil and gas reserves. People in Greenland are watching anxiously – wondering what this means for them. There are environmental concerns but hopes that oil revenue would help the economy.

The influential producer has worked with everyone from David Bowie to Daft Punk. He spoke with NPR's Michel Martin shortly after delivering a keynote address at the Austin music festival.