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CIA Director William Burns and other top national security officials address the most substantial threats facing the U.S. as they go before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Each year, WFAE presents an annual gala with a notable journalist or leader. This year's guest is Kai Ryssdal. Register for tickets below.

Two residential towers, dense with trees, will have their official opening later this year in downtown Milan. Blogger and critic Tim De Chant thinks it's high-time we stop planting trees on skyscrapers. Krulwich disagrees.

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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy's a satirical comedy film directed by Adam McKay and starring Will Ferrell. Set in the 1970s, it follows top-rated San Diego news anchor Ron Burgundy, whose career and male-dominated newsroom are threatened by the arrival of an ambitious female co-anchor, Veronica Corningstone.

Rated PG-13

Hamas called Haniyeh's death "a dangerous event" that would have repercussions across the region. Israeli officials said they had no comment.

Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas political leader, is dead after a targeted raid in Iran, according to the group. And, Simone Biles leads Team USA to win all-round gymnastics gold.

There was a time when the U.S. believed an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal was critical to U.S. policy in the Middle East. These days, the goals are far more modest.

Once contracted to big labels, orchestras are now releasing their own impressive recordings.

Becoming prime minister caps Anwar Ibrahim's roller-coaster political journey, from a former deputy PM who was imprisoned in the 1990s led to a reform movement that became a major political force.

Democrats are targeting seats with first-term GOP incumbents in states where access to abortion rights could resonate with swing voters. N.C. GOP Rep. Richard Hudson is running the party's campaign operation this year. Hudson's spokesman told NPR that Republicans will focus on what he called clear and pathetic and mainstream positions on abortion.

This week brings four novels about love: childhood love in immigrant Brooklyn; married love in dot-com San Francisco; intergenerational love and tension in Philadelphia; and an academic father's sometimes obtuse love for his three daughters. In nonfiction, football star Michael Oher describes his experiences in foster care.

Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of the Oscar-winning 2016 film The Salesman was released from Tehran's notorious Evin Prison nearly three weeks after her arrest.

Could humor be the key to bridging a divided nation? Read these relatively nonpolitical jokes told by six very politically outspoken comedians, and tell us which ones you think are funny. We'll try to determine whether that says something about your political leanings.

There's now a 4-to-6 week delay processing data for the Free Application for Financial Aid. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with high school senior Agustin Miguel and his mother, Ana, about the wait.

Even though Taylor Swift released her album "The Tortured Poets Department" back in April, she found a way to bring it back to the top of the charts in December.

Also: The CDC offers more Zika advice to pregnant women; Saudi Arabia is willing to send troops to Syria; and the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition is in full swing in Wisconsin.

Also: A major payday lender is charged in a federal racketeering case; the Arizona legislature bars journalists without background checks; and the last American Idol winner is crowned.

Also: Women with high risk pregnancies may develop heart disease; a NASA space craft will get a close-up of Jupiter's Great Red Spot; and China tests a space station habitat - on Earth.

Also: Good Friday is observed; Nelson Mandela is improving in a South African hospital; Obama administration to propose new gasoline standards; and Austrian police chase cows through a suburb.