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We reported on all sorts of products and practices promising to make you healthy last year. Here are the ones that stood up to science, and those that were mostly hype.

Spookeasy, the most electric Halloween bash, returns! The ultimate spooky throwdown is back outdoors, under the stars, and deep inside a mysterious secret garden. We’re talking glowing blacklight vibes, a live DJ spinning all night, epic costume contests, a wild scavenger hunt, and seriously next-level eats. Oh—and did we mention unlimited drinks and a VIP cigar bar? Dress to glow and party for a cause—every good vibe supports St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center and its nationally recognized programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Good drinks. Great music. Glowing costumes. A killer cause. St. Madeleine Sophie's Center on Facebook / Instagram

New Member Tours are given by the librarian on the third Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. Members and nonmembers alike are welcome to attend. The librarian will give a tour of the library's space, collections, and a brief history. This is a free event. Reservations are not necessary. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Facebook / Instagram

Free Art Classes for Teens (13–18 years old) Free Teen Art is a free program for teens, who are interested in art-making as an enrichment activity that goes beyond making crafts. The aim of the program is to provide a space for youth to create art, share stories, collaborate, explore, and identify new ways to use art in their lives. The Athenaeum offers facilities, resources, guidance, instruction, and support. The open studio program includes a rotation of multidisciplinary art instructors offering workshops in their respective fields, as well as curricular activities that involve the use of the Athenaeum library resources as a starting point for projects. Activities include drawing, painting, research, and introduction to various media. Nancy Walter’s approach to art making flows out of design, illustration, photography, travel and self-inquiry. She has taught graphic design, arts & crafts, book arts, art journaling and hand stitching. Over the last few years she has done art residencies in Morocco, Twenty-Nine Palms and Los Angeles. She has trained as an Expressive Art Therapy coach and a Soul Collage facilitator. Nancy co-founded Art Lounge, in Encinitas CA. She’s a member and former publications Chair of SDBA (San Diego Book Arts). Currently her daily art practice incorporates slow-stitching, book arts, collage, drawing and gelli printing!

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KNPR listener Calvin Siemer of Henderson, Nev., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela.

NPR's Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

Operation Absolute Resolve, which resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.

For the first time, Mexican voters cast ballots for judges at every level.

President Trump said the United States would "run" Venezuela. But interim President Delcy Rodríguez denounced the U.S. operation and rejected the idea of U.S. control.