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NPR Music recently released a top-ranking list of 150 albums by women. NPR's Noel King chats with Jill Sternheimer of the Lincoln Center and NPR's Paula Mejia who had some of tough decisions.

Also: Georgia's lieutenant governor threatens to end Delta's tax break over NRA ties; a new report warns of the dangers of U.S. poverty and racial inequality; and a warm Arctic means a colder Europe.

The two high-profile people close to President Trump were either found guilty or pleaded guilty to multiple federal crimes — and one implicated the president in a major campaign finance violation.

Author Anthony Horowitz loves nothing more than when a young fan asks him to sign a battered copy of a book in his Alex Rider series — young adult fiction featuring a skateboard-riding teen spy. When it comes to his favorite thriller, he recommends Ian Fleming's "Crime de la Crime" in Goldfinger.

As 2025 winds down, we've been looking at the year's most important stories in areas ranging from politics to art and culture to science.

Also: Israel hits targets in Lebanon; San Diego's mayor is expected to resign; and after a wild start, there's been a clampdown at a high-profile corruption trial in China.

Also: A Border Patrol agent is acquitted of murder while a jury deadlocks on lesser charges; Prince's family files a lawsuit; and confirmation hearings may be delayed for VA nominee Ronny Jackson.

Also: How President Trump built a California golf course; Russian meddling in U.S. social media; and a team from the Netherlands wins a solar powered car race in Australia.

Also: The Pentagon sends a general to Puerto Rico to help lead emergency work; several are killed in an Indian bridge collapse; and Tajikistan bans loud wailing and tearing of hair at funerals.

Also: Alabama Republicans hold a primary runoff election; more controversy over President Trump's NFL protest tweets; and Mexico continues to search for earthquake victims buried in rubble.