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The top story of the year — and in fact, the top story of all time on NPR.org, with more than 17 million views — was one that we didn't write. It's a memo from then-candidate Donald Trump, released in October, setting his agenda for his first 100 days in office.

This was a big year in politics. But readers also devoured stories on avoiding mosquitoes, raising courageous kids, and why taking notes by hand is still your best bet.

Larry Pascua hugs a friend Monday in San Francisco amid flowers and other items left as a memorial to those killed in the attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

Orlando Shootings Prompt Cities To Consider More Security For Pride Events

June is Pride month for the LGBT community, and several larger cities will hold events over the next two weekends. Some would-be participants are debating whether they'll stay home this year.

Petco Park is seen on the San Diego Padres' opening day, April 4, 2016.

Padres Face Dodgers In Opening Day Game At Petco Park

Hundreds of fans gathered at an East Village block party celebrating the opening game.

Tiffany and Company workshop where highly trained craftsmen create prized jewelry.

NOVA: Treasures Of The Earth: Gems

Airs Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

People look out at the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City in 2005, where construction had started on Freedom Tower.

How New York City Rebuilt Anew After Its Darkest Day

When disaster struck in 2001, New York City hadn't had a comprehensive city planning vision in decades. An exceptional flurry of urban strategizing — beyond ground zero — ensued.

All that holiday grubbing really does pack on the pounds. How much? Researchers tracked the weights of 3,000 people in Germany, Japan and the U.S. and found a weight spike after every major holiday.

We Really Do Get A Little More Santa-Like, Physically, During The Holidays

All that holiday grubbing does indeed pack on the pounds. How much? Researchers tracked the weights of 3,000 people in Germany, Japan and the U.S. and found a weight spike after every major holiday.

JULIE TABOULIE'S LEBANESE KITCHEN

Airs Saturdays, June 24-July 29, 2017 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Petra is pictured in this undated photo. She is one of the pit bulls available for adoption through the San Diego Humane Society.

'St. Pitty's Day' Promotion Aims To Find Homes For 100 Pit Bulls

The San Diego Humane Society will offer the adoptions for $17 through Tuesday, which includes a sample bag of dog food and having the dog spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated.

With Fear, Determination And Poetry: How Great Writers Face Death

Katie Roiphe's The Violet Hour is a meditation on mortality in which she describes the last days of Maurice Sendak, Sigmund Freud, Susan Sontag, John Updike, James Salter and Dylan Thomas.

Kroto displays a model of his discovery in 1996: a soccer-ball shaped carbon molecule that spawned a new field of study, and could act as a tiny cage to transport other chemicals.

A Discoverer Of The Buckyball Offers Tips On Winning A Nobel Prize

Harold Kroto shared a Nobel in 1996 for finding a new type of carbon molecule that ignited the field of nanotechnology. Find a passion where — with hard work — you can be the best, he advises.

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