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R&B Singer Elmiene says if his song doesn't make you cry, he hasn't done his job British R&B singer Elmiene stops by for a performance at the Tiny Desk and chats with NPR's Scott Detrow about why he's drawn to soul music, his Sudanese roots and why he loves touring in the U.S. Scott Detrow
In a first, Ken Burns trains his lens on a non-American subject: Leonardo da Vinci NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with father and daughter filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Burns about their new two-part documentary "Leonardo da Vinci," which airs on PBS beginning on Monday. Scott Detrow
Politics Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary Trump announced Chris Wright, the CEO of oil and natural gas fracking services company Liberty Energy, as his pick for energy secretary. Camila Domonoske
Politics President-elect Trump's nominees reflect his evolution in politics We go through the list of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees ahead of his second term. Trump's picks this time are defined by a commonality: loyalty. Domenico Montanaro Scott Detrow
National A derogatory term for Native women will be removed from place names across California The word "squaw" was declared derogatory by the Department of Interior in 2021. Since then, hundreds of geographic features have been renamed with input from local tribes and Indigenous communities. Mansee Khurana
National In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it. Eleanor Beardsley
D-Day is celebrated as a day of liberation. For one French family, there was a price French families recall rapes committed by a handful of GIs after D-Day. A note to listeners that this piece mentions sexual assault. Eleanor Beardsley
Arts & Life Jake Paul beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson in a much-hyped Netflix boxing match Jake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn't match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion. The Associated Press
National Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after 'nightmare' COVID conditions, with little help Some of the lowest-paid essential workers during the pandemic also suffered the most trauma. Nursing aides have had trouble getting healthcare officials to pay attention to their plight.
Israel's escalating attack on Lebanon is destroying entire communities We look at the efforts to broker a ceasefire between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel. Fighting has escalated between the two, pushing the conflict deeper into Lebanon. Jane Arraf Scott Simon