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Also: Britain prepared to train Malian troops; Egypt's military chief warns unrest is threatening the state; Texas prepares to put to death the first woman to be executed in the U.S. in two years; and wounded veteran receives arms in double transplant operation.

Also: rodeo clown banned after making Obama insult; Israel shoots down a rocket headed for Eilat; a wildfire scorches more than 90,000 acres in Idaho; a baseball fan falls to his death in Atlanta; and Detroit changes billboards advertising the wrong election date.

Also: An anti-Sharia law march is cancelled in Portland, Oregon; China again criticizes the U.S. deployment of an anti-missile system in South Korea; and the NBA finals open in Oakland tonight.

Also: The U.N. releases images of a Syrian temple destroyed by ISIS; Thailand arrests a suspect in the deadly Bangkok bombing; and scientists discover the fossil of a gigantic sea scorpion.

Also: A huge volcanic eruption rains ash and gravel on Indonesia's Java island; Syrian peace talks wrap up today with little progress seen; the Justice Department will investigate toxic ash spills in North Carolina; and a mammoth tusk is dug up by construction workers in Seattle.

Also: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is expected to announce his GOP presidential bid; ISIS claims control of Iraq's biggest oil refinery; and a daredevil climbs one of Dubai's tallest skyscrapers.

Also: Jurors will soon deliberate the Boston Marathon bombing case; Palestinians flee a refugee camp in Damascus after militant attacks; and the average major league baseball player earns millions.

Also: Severe weather is predicted for the Midwest today; Al Qaida claims the murders of two men in Bangladesh, including a gay rights activist; and bedbugs apparently like the color red.

Also: Syrian rebels now have portable anti-aircraft missiles, Wall Street Journal reports; former Sen. George McGovern, is "no longer responsive," his family says; Greeks stage another general strike to protest austerity measures.

Also: Eypt's Morsi moves to reconvene parliament; Annan says he had "constructive" talks with Syria's Assad; bomb kills six Americans in Afghanistan; video shows woman's public execution by Taliban; and Mitt Romney raised $106 million in June.

Also: Gen. David Petraeus will testify to Congress about the Benghazi attack; annual home foreclosure rates fall; the Colorado theater shooting suspect rams his head into a jail wall and is hospitalized.

The annual Sunday Times "Rich List" says the former Beatle is the first British musician to become a billionaire.

As 2025 winds down, we've been looking at the year's most important stories in areas ranging from politics to art and culture to science.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) about allegations that aides shielded President Biden from high-ranking officials and the public due to concern about his fitness for office.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol covered heated meetings inside the White House. NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas reports.

Abby Grossberg, a producer for Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo, alleges Fox News attorneys coerced her to lie under oath in a defamation case against the network. Fox fired her on Friday.

Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.

Rock and roll is alive and well atop the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, as Twenty One Pilots' Breach hits No. 1.

Also: U.S. expected to add Haqqani network to terrorists list; earthquake kills dozens in China; Amazon unveils its new Kindle; and Prince Harry deploys to Afghanistan.

Also: there's finally some good news about Colorado Springs' wildfire; Mexico's PRI returns to power; Barclays' chairman quits; Spain defeats Italy in in Euro 2012 soccer; Tiger Woods wins the tournament he hosts.