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President Biden said he's committed to a smooth transition of power -- and gave a pep talk to Democrats disappointed in the election results.

As a candidate in 2007, Barack Obama outlined his plan to overhaul the nation's health care system in a speech in Iowa City. He promised to sign a comprehensive bill into law in his first term. President Obama returned to Iowa City on Thursday to celebrate the health care law he signed this week.

Big automakers are planning to introduce several new models of electric vehicles in the coming year, though the demise of a hoped-for subsidy may keep sales sluggish in the short term.

The best and most easily-watched meteor shower of the year is happening this weekend. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jackie Faherty, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science.

To keep our system of time in sync with Earth's rotation, the world's foremost timekeepers are adding an extra second to 2016. For such a small thing, the leap second has some big implications.

The former vice president is out with a book that recounts in heart-wrenching detail his son Beau's diagnosis and death from brain cancer — and his deliberations about running for president.

In an address to the nation from New Orleans Thursday evening, President Bush outlined a massive reconstruction plan to restore areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. He touched on areas from rebuilding electrical systems to mail delivery as he pledged substantial federal help.

Tommy Lee Jones stars and makes his directorial debut in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. The film was in theaters briefly in December to qualify for Oscar consideration. It didn't receive any nominations, but critic Bob Mondello says it's as deserving as the films that did.

As the price of oil continues to climb, the scramble for new sources of the fossil fuel continues. One of the more promising places is Libya. In the past year, the United States allowed American businesses to return to Libya -- a decision that appears to be mutually beneficial.

Tennessee Promise is a program that enables all eligible students to attend community college free of cost. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Paul Leddy, school counselor at Glencliff High School in Nashville.