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Congressman Who Served In Afghanistan Discusses Antony Blinken Hearing

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Congressman Peter Meijer of Michigan about the hearing of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken regarding the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won his Republican primary with broad support, though former President Donald Trump backed a well-known challenger to the incumbent.

Republican primaries show that Trump voters don't always follow his endorsements

Republican voters — even those who maintain Donald Trump was a great president — are not marching in lockstep with him. Many are instead bucking his preferred GOP candidates.

Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman star in Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious." The film screens this Friday and Saturday at Cinema Under the Stars, an outdoor venue in Golden Hill.

Cinema Under The Stars Reopens With Hitchcock's 'Notorious'

Outdoor venue at reduced capacity with COVID-19 restrictions in place

Heightened security imposed after the Jan. 6 riot looms over President Biden's speech to Congress Wednesday, as does the COVID pandemic. About 200 people will attend the event, which ordinarily would have seen 1,600 people.

Biden's Joint Address To Congress Will Have Smaller Crowds, Less Fanfare

The event will be unlike any other modern presidential speech before lawmakers thanks to pandemic restrictions and security requirements put in place after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Space companies like Blue Origin are grabbing headlines with the promise of a new era of space tourism, mostly recently with the plan to send William Shatner to the edge of space. But unless you're lucky, space is still out of reach for most of the public.

William Shatner is bound for space, but the rest of us will have to wait

New space companies are touting space tourism. But so far the final frontier has been the playground of the rich or famous, plus a few everyday folks who had a bit of luck.

This July 10, 2013, photo provided by the National Park Service shows mountain lion P-23 crossing a road in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Southern California Wildlife Bridge Plan Gets Huge Boost

A plan to build a bridge over a major Southern California highway to enable mountain lions and other wildlife to move between wilderness areas has received a $25 million challenge grant.

The playground of the new day care facility for staff and lawmakers in the House of Representatives evokes the skyline and the many monuments of official Washington.

Lawmakers Hope New House Day Care Will Keep Staff On Capitol Hill

A new day care facility is opening Jan. 2 for employees in the House of Representatives which will reduce the wait list for childcare from three years down to one.

President Biden walks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as he arrives Friday for a meeting with House Democrats to discuss their spending agenda.

Biden and House Democrats unite behind his agenda, but they say more time is needed

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote in a letter to colleagues that "more time is needed to complete the task" of forging an agreement among Democrats on their larger spending measure.

NPR travels to Afghanistan for the 1st time since the Taliban took over

In NPR's first visit to Afghanistan since the Taliban took over almost a year ago, Diaa Hadid discusses the changes she's observing in Kabul since she last visited there in pre-Taliban-ruled 2020.

The Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra is shown in an undated photo.

San Diego weekend arts events: Mainly Mozart, Park Social, 'PROUD+' and more

This weekend in the arts: Mainly Mozart's All-Star Orchestra Fest begins; two new Park Social installations; "PROUD+" at The Studio Door; "Cinderella" at Moonlight Amphitheatre; Erika Torri at the Athenaeum; The Inflorescence and Sunday Cruise at Public Square and more.

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