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Critic Alan Cheuse likes his books thoughtfully plotted — and 2011 has made him a happy reader. A tiger haunts, a teen flees, ballplayers dream and vampires reign in beautifully conceived stories from new and distinguished authors.

Whether competing on America's Next Top Model or acting in Lee Daniels' The Butler, Yaya Alafia has never shied away from issues of race and identity.

"It's been a thrill. It's been unbelievable. I've loved it," Williams said on Thursday. The 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee led the team to national championships in 2005, 2009 and 2017.

The woman who believes she inspired a stalker in the hit TV show Baby Reindeer sued Netflix over the summer. The case is still pending.

Joel Quenneville has quit as coach of the Florida hockey team following a report about the handling of sexual assault accusations from a player for the Blackhawks during Quenneville's tenure there.

The more oral sex someone has had, the greater their risk of getting oral cancers that grow in the middle part of the throat. Transmission of the human papillomavirus is the reason, a leading researcher says.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to hold two more hearings this week, including one in primetime.

An intense debate is underway in Pakistan over what to do about a surge of deadly Taliban attacks. The city's chief counterterrosim officer was killed a few weeks ago. Superintendent Chaudhry Aslam Khan was and remains a legendary figure.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Republican strategist Brendan Buck about House Republicans narrowing down their candidate pool for speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy was ousted more than two weeks ago.

Updated 7:45 p.m. May 22 with number of bills filed Monday – On the eve of his first legislative special session, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and his...