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  • The Top 10 Kentucky News Stories of 2013. What do you believe are the top stories of the past year? Send us your list by email to:…
  • Michael Steinberg, the highest-ranking employee at the hedge fund to be convicted in an insider trading sweep, was found guilty on five counts of conspiracy and securities fraud.
  • School spirit at Penn State was dealt another blow Saturday when it lost its last home game of the football season to Nebraska. The loss comes just days after the firing of the university's iconic head coach Joe Paterno and the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on 40 counts of abusing young boys. NPR's Jeff Brady reports on the game's aftermath.
  • In a year dominated by stories of sexual harassment and abuse, Fresh Air's movie critic says his favorite films featured voices that aren't heard from enough.
  • Biden traveled there seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history. The reasons for his visits there and other states have to do with policy, politics and more.
  • Cryptocurrency is becoming more and more popular. With that comes the possibility of people looking to take advantage of the new money system.
  • The document indicated that Russia's military intelligence agency launched a cyberattack shortly before Election Day 2016 on a U.S. company that provides voting services and systems.
  • In a blow to rival Ted Cruz with less than a week until Iowa, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. officially endorses the twice-divorced casino mogul.
  • Just days before he announces new economic proposals, President Obama has nominated a new member to his economic team. If confirmed by the Senate, Alan Krueger will become chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. David Wessel, of The Wall Street Journal, talks to Steve Inskeep about the kind of influence Krueger could have on the president.
  • Essence might be the longest-running magazine for black women, but the authors of a new book, The Man From Essence, say that the road to building the brand had many twists and turns.
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