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The death of world leaders and celebrities dominated both world and U.S. searches. Oh, and lots of people also searched for the Harlem shake.

Ehud Yonay wrote the 1983 magazine story that inspired the original Top Gun film. His widow and son say they recovered the copyright and that Paramount didn't secure the film rights before the sequel.

From the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle to Democrats winning back control of the House, these were the biggest political stories of the year that you picked.

Four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge for books for kids and young adults.

Lots of Americans spend some time near the top of the income ladder — and many spend at least a few years in poverty.

It's been 31 years since Top Gun. Cruise told an Australian TV show that a sequel will start filming "probably in the next year."

Four more former Iraqi officials are in U.S. custody. A total of 11 top officials of the deposed regime are now under arrest. In Baghdad, retired U.S. Gen. Jay Garner oversees a town-hall meeting on municipal leadership and security issues. And some Iraqi schools reopen. Hear NPR's Guy Raz and NPR's Scott Simon.

The latest rankings from the Women's Tennis Association are out. Two American women sit at the top of the top four rankings for the first time since Serena and Venus Williams did back in 2010.

The nation's intelligence agencies have designated one person to be in charge of coordinating the government's efforts to identify threats to U.S. elections.

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