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The resignations coincided with a visit from the U.S. Secretary of Defense, as the new administration carries out a review of its Afghanistan policy. Friday's attack was the deadliest in years.

America's librarians award Tae Keller's When You Trap A Tiger the Newbery Medal and We Are Water Protectors illustrated by Michaela Goade and written by Carole Lindstrom won the Caldecott medal.

Magnus Carlsen, the No. 1 ranked chess player, quit the World Rapid Chess Championship in New York on Friday after refusing to change out of jeans to conform to a strict dress code.

From a mysterious toilet flush to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking from the hospital, here are the highlights — including audio clips — from a historic week for the high court.

There are now more than 3,000 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes' annual ranking of the wealthiest people. They collectively hold about $16.1 trillion in wealth.

The Golden Globes are Sunday. NPR's Eric Deggans and Bob Mondello talk to BlackFilmandTV.com's Wilson Morales about movies favored to win and criticism of the awards.

Abby Zwerner's lawsuit accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at the Newport News, Va., school that day. A bullet damaged her left hand and remains in her chest.

Susanna Hoffs co-founded The Bangles in 1981 and they released a string of chart-topping singles including “Manic Monday," “Walk Like an Egyptian,” “Hazy Shade of Winter,” and “Eternal Flame,” before embarking on a critically acclaimed solo career.Now, she has written a novel (just out in paperback) entitled "This Bird Has Flown." She joined us for an interview for The Creative Life series.

The 75th Emmy Awards offered up nothing in the way of real surprise. Succession, The Bear and Beef dominated on a night steeped in television nostalgia.

Grammy Award-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods joins the Next Festival of Emerging Artists for a program featuring three world premieres commissioned by the Festival and two other exciting works of 21st-century music at PS21 in Chatham, N.Y., tonight at 7:30pm. Woods has established his reputation as a versatile artist and innovator across multiple genres, having collaborated and worked with musicians and composers including Louis Andriessen, Elliott Carter, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Lou Reed, Shirley Bassey, and Rachael Yamagata. (Fri, Jun 7)