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The election in Iceland over the weekend marked the first time members of the international online freedom movement were elected to the highest levels of a government.

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.

Sabrina Carpenter was expected to have a massive week. Still, her journey to the top of the album charts was fraught right up to its final moments, as she fended off a furious challenge from rapper Travis Scott.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, believed to have led Iran's military nuclear program, died from wounds after an attack, causing outrage in Iran and raising international concerns over potential retaliation.

Tune in Thursdays at 3 p.m. ET as Bob Boilen and other Contest judges watch and discuss the best Tiny Desk Contest entries they saw this year.

The winner of the presidential election will need Congress to advance their agenda. Strategists in both parties say the race for control of the House is extremely tight.

President Yushchenko's party did poorly in Ukraine's weekend elections, apparently coming in third. The pro-Russia party led by Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won the largest number of votes, spurring talk of a coalition of other parties to keep the pro-Russia types out of government.

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader fails to win the Green Party's endorsement. Party members voting at their convention in Milwaukee chose Texas attorney David Cobb as their favored candidate. Hear Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio.

How can the U.S. encourage more vaccinations? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ahead of his meeting with President Biden about state strategies to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

Distrust between the parties is high a year after the violent insurrection. And it has affected how the institution operates.