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Scott Simon speaks with Melissa Kuypers, manager of operations at NPR West, about the 1986 movie "Top Gun," which she had never seen before.

By Pat BradleyCambridge, NY – The valedictorian and salutatorian are the best students in a graduating class - academically speaking. Selection is…

By Pat BradleyPlattsburgh, NY – Plattsburgh, New York has been recognized by a leading corporate magazine as a key small community in the nation for…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-871230.mp3Montpelier, VT – The election is almost a year away, but the Vermont…

Former Vermont governor Howard Dean insists he will not drop out of the Democratic presidential race if he loses Tuesday's primary in Wisconsin. But a top Dean campaign aide is planning to offer his help to frontrunner John Kerry, if Dean doesn't win in Wisconsin. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards.

A commission on Abu Ghraib prison abuses, headed by former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger, finds fault throughout the chain of military command and in Washington. Top leaders are criticized for failing to provide adequate resources to the prison. Hear Schlesinger and NPR's Robert Siegel.

That's according to a survey released today by the group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).

Republican members of the Albany County Legislature are calling for the demolition of the city of Albany's Central Warehouse — an eyesore that can be seen from miles away.

Xi Jinping will visit President Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, for talks that will reportedly center on economic and other issues.

Also: FBI officials say missing texts affiliated with the Russia investigation are recovered; Trump is sorry for retweeting anti-Muslim tweets; and French shoppers brawl over discounted Nutella.