PHOTOS: Happy New Year! How the world rings in 2015

With a few hours left before we turn the page on 2014, we decided to get nostalgic. We ran numbers — we swear, we only do this once a year — to reveal what the NPR.org audience most appreciated. Here are three top five lists, using different metrics.

Our selection includes a combination of humor, optimism and creativity–traits we should all adopt as we head for tomorrow. 2014 had its ups and downs but it's time to leave yesterday behind and focus on the here and now. More importantly, the changing

With a few hours left before we turn the page on 2014, we decided to get nostalgic. We ran numbers — we swear, we only do this once a year — to reveal what the NPR.org audience most appreciated. Here are three top five lists, using different metrics.

The world is all set to welcome New Year 2015 with a hope that this year will bring happiness and prosperity in everyone's life. For some, the year 2014 would have been a year to remember while for some, it would have been 

Experts agree that after six years of economic struggles, wages are finally set to rise. They see the greatest gains in real estate and telecommunications. If it's been a while since you've had a raise, the economic winds will be