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For those sick of roses and chocolates, we've got a bracing dose of Valentine's Day bitterness — featuring cartoon heartbreak, real life heartbreak, tumultuous relationships and just a touch of hope here and there. Plus a bonus playlist from our friends at NPR Music.

NPR's advice podcast shares the most popular episodes of the year, which includes tips on how to avoid thinking traps and protect North American birds during migration.

Also: President-elect Trump visits North Carolina for one of his "Thank You" rallies; the U.S. will return land to Japan on Okinawa; and a transformer fire caused foam to fill a Philadelphia street.

Also: Stock markets start the day at record highs; a federal judge halts Michigan's recount of presidential ballots; and the Surgeon General warns e-cigarette use is a danger for teens.

Also: The House has passed a government spending bill and sent it to the Senate; a federal judge reviews Wisconsin's presidential ballot recount; and snowy highway pileups turn deadly in Michigan.

Also: The U.S. will send about 200 troops to Iraq as military advisers; earthquake rescuers work in Ecuador and Japan; and today is New York state's primary election.

Also: Tens of thousands take to streets of Tunis for funeral of slain opposition leader; car bombings target Shiites in Iraq; EU leaders try to reach budget deal; Bush family's emails are hacked.

Also: Arizona laws restricting the use of abortion drugs are upheld; Sahara Desert dust falls as London smog; and South Carolina lawmakers debate giving God credit for creating mammoths.

Also: Arizona legislation would permit religious discrimination against homosexuals; China wants President Obama to call off his meeting with the Dalai Lama; and a thief swallows a rare pink diamond.

Also: A new survey finds expensive colleges don't make people happier; the American Legion wants VA Secretary Shinseki to resign over health care problems; and a long-lost Mendelssohn song is found.