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The apparent stampede outside of a stadium in Cameroon has renewed the focus on prior warnings that the nation was ill-equipped to host the continent's biggest sporting event.

Songs Of Disappearance is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country's top 50 albums chart – ahead of Taylor Swift.

Attorney General Pam Bondi faced pointed questions on Capitol Hill, and lawmakers continued to press the Justice Department about its decision to redact certain information.

NPR's Noah Adams talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the newly released Pentagon report on the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, which reveals that failures by top Defense Department staff and military leaders may have led to the abuse.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is the favorite, but does Elizabeth Warren peel away some progressives after a fiery debate performance? Former Vice President Biden has a lot on the line — and a lot to prove.

A dozen writers for America's Next Top Model, the hit reality show, are on strike. Their goal is to unionize reality TV writers. Without their efforts, Model maestro Tyra Banks and other reality show stars might sometimes be at a loss for words.

Michael Moore's documentary about President Bush's war on terror -- Fahrenheit 9/11 -- has won the Palme d'Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The politically charged film explores the links between the Bush family and Saudi Arabia. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan.

Opera Fayetteville presents Glory Denied, an opera in English about an American prisoner of war. Becca Martin-Brown, the features editor at the Northwest…

President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Intelligence Council has withdrawn his agreement to serve in that position. Chas Freeman, a veteran diplomat, has accused those who opposed his selection for the job of attacking him with lies.

Commentator Bill Langworthy helps to get his nephew, Thomas, into a highly competitive Manhattan pre-school.