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Venezuela's economic and political crisis continues to plague the country. Over the past two months, 40 people have died in clashes. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reuter's reporter Girish Gupta.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt about how this year's college access index shows that economic diversity is shrinking at American colleges.

When older locomotives break down, lots of folks call Jon Jaros. He's sort of AAA for old trains, operating out of a historic railway roundhouse in Cleveland. His company buys old locomotives, fixes them up and leases them out. He is also one of few people in the U.S. who travels to fix broken down older locomotives. A new locomotive can cost millions, making older ones worth the trouble to fix.

Goldsmith scored more than 200 films, including Alien, Chinatown and the first Star Trek movie. While his career paralleled that of John Williams, he never enjoyed the same kind of name recognition.

In the Civil War's waning years, African-Americans trying to find lost loved ones used classified ads in newspapers. More than 900 of these notices are now accessible via an online database.

The GOP presidential candidate is seen lighting a diya, part of the upcoming Hindu festival of Diwali. This year, the lamp is enveloped in another kind of politics — between India and China.

The Lincoln Cemetery in Gulfport, Fla., is the final resting place of many locally prominent African-Americans. It has also been neglected throughout much of its history.

The electors of the Electoral College will vote Monday to officially name the nation's president. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to FairVote Executive Director Rob Richie, who is proposing to change the Electoral College in favor of the candidate who wins the popular vote.

A truck crashed into a Christmas market on Monday, killing 12 people in what police call an intentional attack. A suspect was detained, but German officials say he is no longer in custody.

David Greene talks to Philippa Kempson, who lives on the Greek island of Lesbos, just off Turkey's coast, and has helped tens of thousands of refugees who've landed on the beach in front of her house.