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2024 is an extraordinary year of global elections, with dozens of national votes worldwide. Here are some of the ones we are closely following.

Nearly six weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into western North Carolina, radio reporter Jose Sandoval's daily Spanish-language broadcasts have become an essential lifeline for the small but growing Latino community in western North Carolina, providing information about public services and dispelling misinformation as they piece together their lives.

Ben, Kirk Herbstreit's certified emotional support animal, had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Audiences grew to love the 10-year-old golden retriever who appeared on TV with his owner.

Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, delivering a stinging setback to the election reform movement.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The documentary Daughters, the show Dexter, and Doechii's album Alligator Bites Never Heal.

Police, prosecutors and investigators have deemed President Yoon Suk Yeol as a suspect in a rare investigation into a sitting president for possible insurrection charges.

The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, officials said. His last official photo showed him at a meeting chaired by the deputy prime minister earlier Wednesday.

Jimmy "Jay" Lee's body has never been found, but a judge declared him dead. Jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict after over nine and a half hours of deliberation.

President-elect Donald Trump is breaking with precedent in inviting a foreign head of state to his inauguration.

Disney influencer Dominique Brown, co-founder of Black Girl Disney, died last week after experiencing a medical emergency at an event in Los Angeles hosted by BoxLunch.