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  • News Brief: Booster Shots, U.S. Capitol Security, Facebook Files
    The FDA meets Friday to consider COVID-19 booster shots. The Capitol on Saturday faces its biggest security test since the Jan. 6 attack. The Wall Street Journal examines Facebook's internal memos.
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the men's singles final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday.
    Novak Djokovic wins the French Open men's singles, securing his 23rd Grand Slam title
    Novak Djokovic has won his men's-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open final.
  • Lithium brine evaporation pools are seen at various stages at Silver Peak lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nev. on Oct. 6, 2022.
    High demand and prices for lithium send mines into overdrive
    Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they can.
  • The Greensboro city skyline
    Triad Headlines Of 2016
    The Triad region was a case study for many of North Carolina's top news stories in 2015. Greensboro is part of the lawsuit against the latest round of r...
  • Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is surrounded by soldiers after giving an address at the Town Hall in Fallujah, Iraq, Dec. 23.
    Rumsfeld: U.S. to Trim Troops in Iraq
    Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announces a reduction in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Rumsfeld said the number of U.S. combat brigades in Iraq will be cut to 15 from 17. The top ground commander in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, also said he could advise further cuts in troop levels by spring.
  • Kamasi Washington performs at Circo Voador on March 23, 2019, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Raphael Dias/Getty Images)
    Kamasi Washington's springtime jazz picks, from Roland Kirk to Letieres Leite
    The legendary saxophonist and jazz composer shares his top four songs for the springtime.
  • Senate Report Blasts CIA's Prewar Iraq Intelligence
    A report issued Friday by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee says claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction were "not supported by the underlying intelligence." The report blames the CIA for overstating the threat and criticizes outgoing CIA Director George Tenet for skewing advice to top policy makers. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and NPR's Tom Gjelten.
  • Scientist Tied To Anthrax Case Dies
    A top U.S. government scientist who helped investigate deadly anthrax attacks in 2001 reportedly committed suicide as the federal probe shifted to him. Bruce Ivins, 62, was a bioresearcher at defense labs in Fort Detrick, Maryland.
  • The exterior of the Los Alamos National Laboratories facility.
    Lab Suspends Employees Over Missing Data
    The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico places 15 employees on mandatory leave as the FBI investigates the disappearance of two data storage devices containing classified information. The incident raises questions over the balance between protecting top secret research at the nuclear weapons lab and scientists who value working unhindered by elaborate security measures. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.
  • Here are the key primary election results from Washington
    In Washington, two Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump are aiming to fend off primary opponents.
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