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Academy Award-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
by Leila Fadel
Smith's seven-decade stage and screen career included many beloved roles, from "Harry Potter" Professor Minerva McGonagall, to Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey."
A convicted arms dealer returns to Russia in Griner prisoner swap
Former White House counterterrorism analyst Lee Wolosky talks about the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout.
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from Russian prison
by Tamara Keith
Griner is heading home after being detained since February. Her release was part of a prisoner swap with Russia, President Biden announced Thursday.
Navy SEALS amend their grueling training regimen after a recruit's death
After a recruit died earlier this year, Navy SEALs have modified their notoriously grueling basic training. But some families worry the changes don't go far enough.
Dozens arrested in Germany under suspicion of a plot to overthrow the government
German authorities say they expect more arrests as they investigate an alleged plot to overthrow the government that led to dozens of arrests Wednesday across the country.
Biden is poised to sign bill that bans private ownership of big cats
There are about 7-thousand tigers in private hands or in zoos in the U.S., almost twice as many as are in the wild around the world.
A shipwreck from the 1800s turns up on a Florida beach
And erosion from two recent hurricanes exposed it at Daytona Beach Shores, but archeologists say the ship is in such a delicate state that they don't plan to dig it up.
What's at stake for Xi Jinping's trip to Saudi Arabia
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yu Jie, who studies China's relationships with Middle East and Gulf states, about Chinese president Xi's trip to Saudi Arabia and China's influence in the region.
Saudi Arabia will host Xi Jinping in a milestone moment for China-Saudi relations
by Jackie Northam
Saudi Arabia hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a regional summit that echoes the trip President Biden made there in July and highlights the competition for influence in the Gulf.
Tammy Wynette and George Jones' love story is told in a new Showtime series
"George & Tammy" is a 6-part Showtime series about the careers and marriage of country music's George Jones & Tammy Wynette. Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain star.
A divided approach to primaries could be chaotic for voters
by Clay Masters
As the DNC publicly debates the future of its presidential primary cycle, Republicans settle into the status quo, leading with the Iowa Caucuses.
Concerns arise over the DNC's new primary calendar
by Domenico Montanaro
After input from President Joe Biden, the DNC's Rules and Bylaws commitee greenlit a new primary calendar, led by South Carolina. But both states and individual party members are raising concerns.