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With the help of American volunteers from a variety of churches, a family of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was welcomed recently to its new home in Silver Spring, Md.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lisa Bonos of The Washington Post about the worst gifts boyfriends give to their girlfriends.

The twin-island nation is famous for the infectious genres of calypso and soca. But during the Christmas season another type of music dominates.

Noel King talks to Washington Post sports columnist Kevin Blackistone, who shares his take about what happened when a referee gave a high school wrestler in New Jersey an ultimatum.

David Greene talks to Kathy Mueller of the Red Cross about the tsunami that hit Indonesia over the weekend between Java and Sumatra. More than 200 people are reported dead.

Jakeli and Micah Swimmer aren't fluent in their native Cherokee dialect, but it's an important part of their identity. "If we're not speaking Cherokee, then what are we?" Jakeli asks.

McPherson performs songs from Socks, a holiday album that is equal parts earnest, loving and irreverent.

Counting down from September, nine days of Mass, heaps of roast pig, colorful lights and festivities all over the place — the Filipinos know how to make the season bright, and eternal.

Warning systems failed to alert residents of danger when volcanic activity triggered a tsunami on Saturday. Hundreds died, and more than 11,000 people have been displaced on Java and Sumatra islands.

In an interview from Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny talks about his influences and the music on his new record.