Leonard Nimoy played Mr. Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series — a role that defined his career. Nimoy originally resisted being conflated with the character, but he later came to embrace the iconic role. Nimoy died this year at 83. CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images hide caption
NPR's audience were drawn to a wide range of topics in 2015, from music and politics to the lives of girls and the work of robots. Top, from left: Matt Rourke/Getty Images; Jane Greenhalgh/NPR; Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images. Middle, from left: Darren McCollester/Getty Images; Naftali Beder for NPR; Brad Barket/Getty Images for Comedy Central. Bottom, from left: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images; Claire O'Neill/NPR; Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep on Wednesday in Boston. Kayana Szymczak for NPR hide caption
President Obama and Jerry Seinfeld drove a classic 1963 Corvette Stingray around the White House grounds for the comedian's online show. Screengrab from 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' by NPR hide caption
A Belgian soldier patrols Brussels' Grand Place after police say they disrupted a plot to attack during New Year's Eve celebrations in Belgium. Francois Lenoir/Reuters /Landov hide caption
The wall-climbing robot in action. Courtesy of Disney Research Zurich and ETH hide caption
Bill Cosby arrives Wednesday at the courthouse in Elkins Park, Pa., to face charges of aggravated indecent assault. Cosby was arraigned over an incident from 2004 -- the first criminal charge filed against the actor after dozens of women claimed abuse. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Father Albert San Jose of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish was suspended by his diocese after a video emerged of him riding a "hoverboard" scooter during Mass in the Philippines. YouTube screengrab by NPR hide caption
Mourners gather for the funeral of Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth, killed as he pumped gas in a surprise attack in August. According to new national statistics, 42 police officers were shot and killed in 2015. Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images hide caption
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who was charged with murder last month in the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, arrives at the Cook County Criminal Court for a status hearing on Dec. 18. Joshua Lott/Getty Images hide caption
Meadowlark Lemon talks with Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly in St. Louis on Dec. 5. The legendary Harlem Globetrotter died at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday. He was 83. Bill Greenblatt/UPI/Landov hide caption
A boy is carried ashore moments after his arrival with other Syrian and Iraqi migrants on the island of Lesbos from Turkey on October 14, 2015 in Sikaminias, Greece. A recent piece in Scientific American highlights the connection between the Syrian refugee crisis and Syria's recent drought. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, seen here speaking Monday, has apologized for her handling of complaints against her hotel room after a staff holiday party in Santa Fe. Russell Contreras/AP hide caption