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The Bishop of Durham, Justin Welby, has been appointed as the next archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the Church of England. The former oil executive has only a year's experience as a bishop. Philip Reeves has the story.

The host of All Songs Considered shares the 10 albums and 30 songs he most loved this year.

Companies at the center of the deadly prescription opioid epidemic are close to deals that would cap their liability while funding drug treatment and recovery programs.

Japan can call itself the world champion of baseball. The Japanese team captured the inaugural World Baseball Classic by beating Cuba 10-6 in the championship game San Diego.

Slate contributor Timothy Noah analyzes the classic Cole Porter tune "You're the Top." The song was a catalog of the top of 1930s pop culture, but Noah wonders whether the then-current references will leave contemporary listeners bewitched, bothered and bewildered.

Gen. Min Aung Hlaing calls for Myanmar to become a "well-disciplined democratic nation" and says the military will continue to play a leading role in governing. The statement comes as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends a military parade.

Also: Witnesses describe the school shooting in San Bernardino; North Korea criticizes U.S. military actions; and Chinese express anger online over an Asian man's unwilling removal from a plane.

Also: A Chinese financial scheme fleeces billions from clients; Syrian peace talks are shaky after a bombing near Damascus kills at least 50; and Chicago's O'Hare airport will get another runway.

Also: French police search for a motorist who drove into a crowd of soldiers; tens of thousands of people march for jobs in India; and today is the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

Also: A watchdog organization says Syria has dismantled another chemical weapons facility; Iran opens nuclear talks with the U.S. and other nations; a brilliant meteor surprises southern California; and evangelist Billy Graham turns 95 today.

Also: The latest round of international talks over Iran's nuclear program opens this week; Toronto Mayor Rob Ford could lose even more powers; workers are taking radioactive rods out of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant; and a Cleveland boy gets his neon-green wheelchair back.

Also: Washington, D.C.'s mayor loses his primary election; convicted financier Charles Keating dies; and Twitter burns up over a Chinese actor's adultery admission.

Also: Mexico alleges a mayor ordered the disappearance of dozens of protesting students; the University of North Carolina uncovers a cheating scandal; and Kansas City wins Game 2 of the World Series.

Also: A hitchiker who became famous online for stopping an assault is now accused of murder; The National Weather Service now says 16 tornadoes struck Texas this week; Venezuela is forced to import toilet paper; and Candice Glover wins American Idol, she's the first woman to do so in six years.

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On the local news roundup, CMPD releases all of the body and dash cam recordings in the Keith Scott shooting. What do they tell us? First Lady Michelle…

Throughout his three-decade history leading the Berlin Philharmonic, the conductor struggled to find perfection in the symphony orchestra. Karajan biographer Richard Osborne offers a list of five albums that embody the maestro's magic.

This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.