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In some cities, the worst traffic for this holiday season hit Wednesday afternoon. In others, the backup is about to start, as Thursday afternoon commuters mix with Christmas travelers.

Employees whose contract expired in August picketed on a busy holiday travel day. They demanded better wages and health care from food service operator HMSHost, which reported no disruption.

"Active measures," as intelligence pros call them, have been around for centuries, and 2017 made clear that they are — and will remain — a part of everyday life online.

Despite an enrollment period that was half as long, nearly 9 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act insurance for 2018 so far, about the same as last year.

Graduate students can breathe easier, a potential mixing of church and state in Louisiana, and for-profit students will get less money back than anticipated. It's the last weekly roundup of the year!

The miniatures, each displayed in a piece of luggage, capture telling details — a blooming plant in a flowerpot, a kid's tricycle covered in dust, holes punched by bombs.

Judge Marilyn Moores presides over the Indianapolis juvenile court. She tells NPR's Scott Simon that the influx of children into the foster care system because of the opioid crisis is overwhelming.

Snow is predicted to form over the Great Plains and move across the Midwest and into the Northeast by Christmas. Parts of New England could see the highest accumulations.

The Kentucky senator wished his 1.86 million Twitter followers a "Happy Festivus" — a made-up holiday meant to poke fun at the commercialization of Christmas.

We profiled some extraordinary women on Goats and Soda this year. They did not let poverty, war or prejudice keep them from pursuing their goals.