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The current heatwave in California is a reminder that it could be a busy summer ahead for fire crews battling wildfires while they also juggle new challenges posed by COVID-19.

U.S. forces in Iraq capture a senior biological weapons scientist, known as "Mrs. Anthrax" and the only woman on the U.S. military list of 55 most-wanted Iraqis. A U.S.-trained microbiologist, Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash is believed to have played a key role in rebuilding Iraq's biological weapons program after the 1991 Gulf War. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

Scores were killed today by a truck bomb in Mogadishu. In other news, a report says Fannie Mae was warned about foreclosure abuses as far back as 2003. And stocks are approaching "bear market" territory.

Ashlie Crosson, this year’s National Teacher of the Year, is wrapping up classes with her students and getting ready to embark on a year-long tour to inspire fellow teachers around the country.

The former secretary of state says a new report that some emails on her private server exceeded the "Top Secret" classification is "an effort to inject" controversy into her campaign.

Jim Yong Kim is a physician by training and has been a prominent figure on global health issues. He is a former director of the World Health Organization's Department of HIV/AIDS.

In new letter to President Trump, Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries request a meeting to discuss the path forward for government funding ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would be nominating senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Virginia office that was thrown into turmoil when its U.S. attorney was pushed out Friday.

The former first daughter and White House adviser spoke remotely to the committee about the Capitol insurrection.

The sequel to Top Gun opens in theaters over Memorial Day weekend. The soundtrack from the original movie was a major success. The music for Top Gun: Maverick has a lot to live up to.