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On Dec. 31, 1979, NPR's Art Silverman told the story on this program of his attempt to repair his car himself. We update the story with surprising news about the car and its recipient.

A new law aims to cut down on the number of robocalls Americans receive. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Sarah Krouse about how effective the law might be.

The Trump administration plans to ban most flavored e-cigarette pods. NPR's Noel King talks to Jennifer Maloney of The Wall Street Journal, who was one of the first reporters to break the story.

Tavares was the announcer of NPR's funding credits. For three decades, he told listeners who supported NPR programs. Tavares was recently diagnosed with ALS, and died Monday in Florida.

Cops and transit workers in Brooklyn have been trying to lure the racoon since November. One officer asked the New York Post, "What do you want me to do, grab it with my bare hands?"

Danielle Franzoni, 31, was left an end-of-decade tip: 2020. She was given a tip of $2,020. The restaurant bill was $23. The bill payer left a tip of 8,700%.

NPR's Noel King talks to Ryan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to Iran, about the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which is renewing scrutiny about U.S. policies in Iraq and Iran.

While many Americans usher in the New Year by watching the ball drop in New York's Times Square, in dozens of Pennsylvania towns, residents celebrate with their own versions of the tradition.

Bowl season is not over yet for college football teams. Commentator Mike Pesca says he's noticed that corporations love sponsoring bowl games.

NPR's Noel King speaks with longtime Middle East reporter Rami Khouri about former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn's arrival in Lebanon as he fled trial in Japan.