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As the year draws to a close and the news cycle continues to reset every day, let's pause and revisit some of the most important news events from 2017.

For the first time in 70 years, the country will transfer power from one elected president to another. Many Liberians identify with Weah, who grew up poor before becoming a top striker in Europe.

A federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to propose a new standard for lead inside homes within 90 days. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Eve Gartner, who litigated on behalf of groups suing the EPA to update the standards.

France has just lifted a nearly two year state of emergency that was put in place in Nov. 2015 and extended six times. To replace it, the government has passed an anti-terrorism law. But critics say the new law compromises the protection of individual liberties.

Author Peter Zheutlin says the number of stray dogs in the U.S. has "cascaded out of control." He makes the case for why people should adopt abandoned dogs.

As 2017 comes to an end, the team that brings you St . Louis on the Air decided to take a look at the top 20 most visited online stories of the year...

The mystery of a "missing" classic rocker, a record collector who desires just one album, Austrians who bungled their way to celebrity, a fake genre we invented ... the gang's all here.

South Sudan is suffering one of the gravest humanitarian crises in the world. The government and rebel groups recently agreed to a cease-fire, but the fighting goes on.

Felix Contreras from Alt.Latino suggests alternative Latin music for your New Year's Eve festivities.

A viral tweet from Phil Collins suggests people cue up his song "In the Air Tonight" so the iconic drum fill rings out at midnight. The Twitterverse offered up plenty of other musical suggestions.