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The White House named Neil Eggleston its new top lawyer. He'll have to muster his legal and political skills to deal with a divided Congress and multiple investigations of the Obama's administration.

Scientists pitted an artificial intelligence driver against real human gamers in the PlayStation driving game Gran Turismo. The AI driver beat them all.

Scientists are learning the secrets of the largest known collective of octopuses. Over 6,000 of them are huddle around an extinct sea volcano in the Pacific. (Story aired on ATC on 8/23/23.)

At the GOP debate in Miami, five Republicans sparred over top issues include the Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine, China, abortion and Social Security. Here's what you need to know.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Barabak about how some hold Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy responsible for the loss of five House seats in California.

The "Saturday Night Live" star who perfected his impersonation of "President George W. Bush" and later took his presidential act to Broadway received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — nation's top humor prize — Sunday night in Washington.

Peter Carey and Rachel Kushner are among those who are withdrawing in protest from the PEN American Center's annual gala. Kushner says she is uncomfortable with Charlie Hebdo's "cultural intolerance."

The Artist and Hugo — two movies about movies — were the two big winners at Sunday night's Oscars. The show itself? Well, with Billy Crystal hosting and a raft of tame reminders about the magic of movies, "cautious" might be the best word.

Republicans in Wisconsin are trying to remove the state's top elections official, whose role is non-partisan. Many Republicans are still contesting the results of the 2020 election.

In exchange for millions of dollars in bribes, Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly in charge of all the country's federal police, allegedly allowed the Sinaloa Cartel to operate with impunity.