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This year has been jam-packed with news from politics to culture to technology. Guest host Ray Suarez speaks with linguist Ben Zimmer about this year's frontrunners for the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year.

In his annual report on the federal judiciary, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said recent events have "illuminated the depth of the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace."

In Iran, the last days of 2017 were marked by widespread protests against that country's government. Thousands turned out, and so did the police — who are shown on video beating protestors.

The extremist group has lost all its strongholds in its core areas in Iraq and Syria. But some militants are still on the loose and plan to regroup and cause more mayhem.

Washington, D.C., is experimenting with providing home visits and telemedicine to people on Medicaid, with the goal of making it less likely they'll end up in the emergency room.

Rachel Martin talks to Kirsten West Savali, who writes for the online magazine The Root and knew Erica Garner. Garner's life was transformed by the death of her father at the hands of the NYPD.

There are about 50 king penguins living in the Calgary Zoo. When the weather gets very cold, zoo officials don't let the penguins outside. They're going to have to waddle indoors instead.

On Monday, the Georgia Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners in an exciting double-overtime Rose Bowl, while Alabama's Crimson Tide beat the Clemson Tigers in the Sugar Bowl.

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, who has introduced several pieces of legislation to combat swatting, and other forms of online harassment.

2018 is off to a frigid start. From Texas to the mid-Atlantic to the Ohio Valley, temperatures are significantly lower than average, with sometimes fatal consequences.