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As the end of 2014 nears, we take a look at some of media analyst, John Carroll's, favorite ads of the year.

Other top stories include Russian President Vladimir Putin's allegation that U.S. complaints about his nation's elections have spurred protests.

Top stories include a U.N. report that finds Syrian children are targeted in the growing violence - they're tortured and murdered; six U.S. states are holding primary or special elections today.

The credit card would represent a foray into new businesses for both companies. With a card, Apple may be able to take a larger cut from purchases than it does now through Apple Pay.

A call to stop fast-tracking deportation hearings of unaccompanied minors comes from an unusual source: a judge who says the current practice could lead to many appeals.

Serbia may be heading toward EU membership, but its capital still offers striking reminders of a more turbulent recent past.

NPR's John Burnett reports on the increasing allure that the Orthodox Christian Church holds for American Protestants. One Orthodox congregation in Northern California is representative. Virtually the entire membership of St. Peter and Paul Orthodox church is American converts, attracted by the ancient, rigorous theology and its sheer constancy across the centuries. But ethnic traditionalists worry that even the most devout American converts carry with them the unwelcome seeds of change.

Even though Republicans were thwarted in much of their effort to reform legal immigration during the last Congress, there is still a great deal of interest in the issue. But it's not clear how much legislation will get to the floor in the 105th Congress, because of changes in the membership of key committees, and because several Republican members of Congress in states with large immigrant populations were defeated in their bids for re-election earlier this month. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NATO leaders open a two-day summit in Prague by formally offering membership to seven nations once under Soviet control. And NATO nations adopt a measure pledging support for U.N. efforts to disarm Iraq. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

President Bush has hit an obstacle in his push to get Ukraine and Georgia on track for NATO membership. However, the president did score a victory in his quest to get more NATO members to send their troops to Afghanistan.