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NPR's A Martinez asks Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, about the Pentagon shakeup that included the firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.

China's ruling Communist Party is holding its congress, which happens every five years, with leader Xi Jinping widely expected to secure a third term.

For the first time in college football history, 12 teams are set to take part in a playoff at the top level of the sport. It means they'll face more competition than ever before for the title.

The State Department has shuttered the team involved in South China Sea security, getting rid of the top experts on the subject, at a time the administration says security in the region is a priority. NPR talked to several members of the team who were fired, who say there's no one to replace them.

The U.S. Open swings into action next week in New York City. In addition to the action on the court, the grand slam tennis tournament is already dealing with doping of the world's top-ranked male player.

2024 Presidential candidates are ramping up their campaigning in New Hampshire, where state law requires it to hold the first primary. The situation is an uneasy one for top democrats there.

Critics widely consider 1971 one of the best years in music history. For NPR's 50th anniversary, public radio stations turn back the clock and reflect on the year's best tracks.

This month, the bees from 1.6 million hives — many of them trucked in commercially from as far away as North Dakota — will pollinate California's almond orchards. Then beekeepers will pack up their colonies and drive them back to the northern Plains, where bees can graze for the summer. But scientists says that floral feast in the Great Plains is shrinking because of high corn prices.

The more than 250-mile, $6 billion railway is set to cut through the northern part of Laos and is primarily financed and built by the Chinese. So far, the project has mostly employed Chinese workers.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID director and the president's chief medical adviser, about the CDC's new mask guidance and potential vaccine mandates.