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Transcript And Video: NPR's Exit Interview With President Obama

In a wide-ranging interview, NPR's Steve Inskeep asks President Obama about Russian interference in the U.S. election, executive power, the future of the Democratic party and his future role.

A welcome sign at the city limit of Gardendale, Ala. The city is trying to break away from the larger Jefferson County School System to form its own system.

This Mostly White City Wants To Leave Its Mostly Black School District

Jefferson County, Ala., schools have been under a desegregation order for decades. Now that a majority-white city wants to form its own district, a judge must decide if it's violating civil rights.

Civilians evacuated from east Aleppo arrive in Syria's Rashidin region on Monday. A series of cease-fire and evacuation deals have been negotiated, broken and renegotiated over the past few days.

Evacuations Resume In East Aleppo, As Well As 2 Rebel-Besieged Villages

Multiple cease-fires have failed and evacuation efforts halted in the dwindling rebel-held enclave in Aleppo, partly over disputes about two regime-friendly villages. Now buses are moving again.

Alabama Admits Its High School Graduation Rate Was Inflated

Alabama boosted its graduation rate with questionable methods and now faces federal and state audits. It's hard to know yet how far off the rate is.

A tiny radio receiver built from components the size of two atoms. It emits a signal as red light, which is then converted into an electrical current and can be broadcast as sound by a speaker or headphone.

This Christmas Song Brought To You By The World's Tiniest Radio Receiver

Engineers made a radio receiver with building blocks the size of two atoms. One benefit of a radio so small you can barely see it: The machine works at extremely high temperatures.

A unisex sign and the "We Are Not This" slogan are outside a bathroom at Bull McCabe's Irish Pub on May 10 in Durham, N.C.

North Carolina's Legislature Poised To Repeal 'Bathroom Bill'

House Bill 2 was passed in response to an anti-discrimination measure in Charlotte. Now the city has voted to rescind the measure, and state legislators say there will be a vote to repeal HB2.

An ambulance and rescue workers arrive on the scene after someone drove a truck through a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday.

At Least 12 Dead After Truck Driven Into Berlin Christmas Market, Police Say

German police said at least 12 people were dead and at least 48 people were injured. Police said a possible suspect was in custody.

Activists from UltraViolet, a national women's advocacy organization, push for the removal of Judge Aaron Persky from the bench in San Francisco in June. The judge has since been cleared of misconduct.

Calif. Judge Cleared Of Misconduct After Sentence In Stanford Sexual Assault Case

Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Stanford University student Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman. The state judicial discipline agency found no evidence of sentencing bias.

One of the fleet of turboprop ATR planes from Pakistan International Airlines. After a Dec. 7 crash, the ATRs were grounded — and resumed flying (after a goat sacrifice) on Sunday.

Black Goat Is Sacrificed On Tarmac Of Pakistani Airport

Employees of Pakistan International Airlines sacrificed the animal to mark the first flight of an ATR turboprop plane since the fleet was grounded following a Dec. 7 crash.

Annette Bening and Lucas Jade Zumann play a mother and son in Mike Mills' film, <em>20th Century Women.</em> Mills says the film was inspired by his own life.

Mike Mills Grapples With His Mother's 'Tricky Ghost' In '20th Century Women'

The director's latest film is inspired by his desire to understand his mother. Set in Santa Barbara in 1979, it stars Annette Bening as a woman struggling to raise her teenage son on her own.

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