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The number of Texans who have died from COVID-19 is more than 24,000 and growing. It's the second-highest number of deaths behind New York state. An Austin man has memorialized every Texas death.

With the fall semester wrapped up some colleges did better than others keeping COVID-19 cases low on campus. In Columbia, South Carolina, officials at the private, historically Black Benedict College operated under the bubble concept.

As the U.S. withdraws all but 2,500 troops from Afghanistan soon, it is leaving behind a country plagued by a surge in violent attacks, with the Taliban on the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.

As congressional leaders negotiate, other lawmakers are demanding more details. Plus, Democrats are objecting to a push by some Senate Republicans to limit emergency lending rules.

Liane Hansen talks with Wilma Cozart-Fine, producer of the Mercury Records "Living Presence" classical music series.

South Carolina first lady Peggy McMaster has tested positive for the coronavirus. The governor's office announced that McMaster, 73, took a “precautionary, routine test” Thursday afternoon and learned Friday morning that the results were positive.

The two camps on Friday publicly disagreed on whether there had been an agreement to postpone about a dozen transition meetings.

The two leading House legislators were briefed following a report that Rep. Eric Swalwell and others had been targeted for information by a suspected Chinese spy.

The Taliban have waged attacks across the country, prompting a call to reduce the violence from Gen. Mark Milley. In Kabul, the public worries about the Taliban's return.

Superintendent Earnest Winston started the school year by saying anti-racism would be a major focus for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. As first semester ends, Winston says that work remains a top priority despite the distractions of a pandemic.

A comprehensive dataset gives the American public the same view of the status of the pandemic that federal officials have but previously held back. The outlook is bleak.

Control of the Senate and perhaps the future of U.S. health care reform hinge on two runoffs in Georgia. Democrats are campaigning hard on health care, while Republicans are mostly ignoring the issue.

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We continue our American Popular song series, with a program about composer Will Marion Cook. He was born in 1869 and was part of the first generation born after slavery. Cook was one of the innovators of ragtime song, and helped introduce ragtime to Broadway. Cook wrote In Dahomey the first full-length broadway musical written and performed by African Americans. It opened on Broadway in 1903. Some of Cook's songs reflect the racial stereotypes and dialect of the time. In this program we hear selections of his music performed by singers Vernel Bagneris and Terry Burrell, and pianist Dick Hyman. We also hear from Marva Carter who is writing a biography of Cook. She is the director of Graduate Studies at the School of Music at Georgia State University.

Health centers that provide low-cost care to predominantly Black and Latino communities have seen costs rise as they respond to COVID-19. These health centers tend to operate on tight budgets, and they found themselves this year spending more than they planned to protect their workers — all while seeing a sharp drop in patients in the first months of the pandemic.

What role can hip-hop play in reforming — or entirely dismantling — mass incarceration? Rapper Noname and activist Mariame Kaba joined Louder Than A Riot to discuss making revolution irresistible.

With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, NPR's Scott Simon updates "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for 2020.

In remarks to The Mark Levin Show, the secretary of state became the highest-ranking Trump administration official to blame Russia for the vast hack that hit at least half a dozen federal agencies.

North Carolina is preparing to vaccinate workers in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities next week. The state Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that it plans to receive 61,425 doses of Pfizer's newly approved vaccine, and 175,900 doses of Moderna's.

Ahmed plays a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal.Maureen Corrigan shares her book picks for the year.Gruen has photographed countless rock stars, including John Lennon and Tina Turner.