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Also: ISIS militants kill an antiquities scholar in Syria; Saudi Arabia reports dozens of new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome; and a Hawaiian flash flood sends some tourists up trees.

In fiction, Adam Johnson offers a view of life in North Korea under Kim Jong Il. In nonfiction, Ronald Kessler looks into the FBI's tactical operations teams, and Peter D. Ward explores the likely impact of our rapidly melting ice caps.

On the surface, certain academic pursuits may seem trivial, but sometimes odd courses can be instructive and illuminating.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Cook County, Ill., State's Attorney Kim Foxx about why prosecutors decided to drop all charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was indicted on 16 felony counts.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nick Aldworth, former U.K. national coordinator for counterterrorism, about how England is prepping security for Queen Elizabeth's funeral in London next week.

It's not an ideal time for another leadership shake-up at the Federal Railroad Administration, as last year was the deadliest year for the U.S. rail system in at least a decade.

President Biden said he would fire anyone who was a jerk at work. But that's not what happened when his science adviser Eric Lander was found to have created a toxic workplace.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the U.N., traveled to Brazil recently to meet the country's new minister of racial equality.

Vito, a pug from Chapel Hill, N.C., beat out more than 1,900 dogs representing more than 200 breeds and varieties that competed in this year's event.