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Stocks have been rising for years, and they are starting 2018 with another shot upward. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at about 25,000 — the fastest run to a new 1,000-point milestone ever.

As China's ban on ivory goes into effect, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to professor George Wittemyer of Colorado State University about the impacts on the global ivory trade and what it might mean for elephant poaching in Africa.

Turkish officials are reacting angrily to a guilty verdict in a trial in New York. The case turned up testimony alleging high-level corruption in Turkey, including bribery that allowed Turks to violate U.S. sanctions on business with Iran.

A powerful winter storm is dropping up to a foot-and-a-half of snow in some parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Strong winds and cold temperatures are stressing the region's energy infrastructure.

The bomb cyclone has hit the eastern U.S. and already caused many flight cancelations and power outages, with more expected. From Antarctica, where temps can drop to minus 100, Palmer Station Manager Keri Nelson details how people can persevere in extreme weather.

With sophisticated song arrangements and dashing interpretations, the Nashville singer recognizes the importance of artfulness even to raw, Southern soul expression.

The LA band's signature sound is intimate and demonstrative, haunting yet uplifting, an old-fashioned rock beat under glimmering guitar and keys. And at the Tiny Desk, it was at ease.

Germany runs huge trade surpluses. The U.S. hasn't seen one in decades. President Trump accuses the Germans of cheating, without offering specifics. But a number of factors fuel German export prowess.

Byrne served as governor from 1973-1982 and is best known for approving casino gambling and pushing through the state's first income tax — a move that nearly cost him reelection.

Man Of The Woods, Justin Timberlake's first album in five years, comes out Feb. 2.