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President-elect Barack Obama is appointing his transition team and beginning to form his cabinet. We look at who Obama is meeting with and where he's traveling to over the next several days.

There was a lot that happened in politics this year, from the consequential midterm elections to the Supreme Court's historic abortion ruling and record migration at the southern border.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Also: Two French troops are killed in Central African Republic; the European Union's foreign policy chief heads to Ukraine as protests continue; the stranded pilot whales died in Florida from malnutrition; and a 152-year-old wooden shipwreck is found on the bottom of Lake Huron.

Lawmakers are hearing budget requests from state agencies who are seeking increases to address the rising costs of doing the work of the people.

When Western Kentucky takes on South Florida in the Miami Beach Bowl, they'll be led by the country's top-ranked quarterback two years running, and he's as concerned about his soul as he is about TDs.

Iraqi's interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari is at the center of a growing struggle to lead the country's new government. While Jaafari is the chosen leader of the Shiite that won the most votes in Iraqi elections, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is vying to keep his post.

Ten is an arbitrary number, so NPR's entertainment critic Bob Mondello offers his top 24 movies of 2002. Mondello says 2002 was a record year for box office sales and a better year than 2001 for movie quality. His list ranges from blockbuster adventure to documentary.

Also: President Trump will talk up his infrastructure ideas today in Washington; Japanese lawmakers permit the Emperor to abdicate; and the Pittsburgh Penguins win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final.

Also: Trump criticizes North Korea and China; Syrian rebels put a truce on hold, claiming Syrian regime violations; and China has dispatched its first freight train to Britain.

Also: Syria's military says it controls nearly all of Aleppo; a New Orleans jury convicts the man who killed former NFL player Will Smith; and a cyclone makes landfall in India.

Also: Apparent U.S. drone strikes resume in Pakistan; Hurricane Cristina is a category four storm; and former President George H.W. Bush will celebrate his 90th birthday today by skydiving.