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Also: "outrage" over Verizon's planned fee; Romney and Paul are 1 and 2 in new Iowa poll; Samoa skips Friday.

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Eighteen Kentucky hospitals have been included on the annual list of hospitals that have excelled at adhering to basic procedures for treating common…

A missile fired by an unmanned U.S. aircraft kills a key al Qaeda leader and five other suspected terrorists in Yemen. U.S. officials confirm the strike was a planned CIA attack. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

The white-haired species is critically endangered due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

As the Jan. 6 committee wraps up its hearings, a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found a majority of Americans believe democracy is at risk and want members of Congress to compromise.

One song has ruled the pop chart for over a month. One album has topped the album chart for two months. But there are signs this week that both could face serious challengers soon.

The movies Argo and Life of Pi and actors Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence were among the winners at Sunday's Academy Awards. But no one movie swept the show.

The capital of Angola is the most expensive city for expats, according to the consulting company Mercer. Luanda's high expat housing prices are the result of a limited supply of housing acceptable to foreigners working in the country's oil industry. Tokyo is the world's second-most expensive city for expats.

Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Michelle Ogle of the Warren-Vance Community Health Center in Henderson, N.C., about why she chose to resign from the advisory council. Five others also left the panel.