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The city of Los Angeles declared a state of emergency Tuesday night as strong winds spurred the rapid spread of two wildfires in separate areas of the foothills on the northern edges of the city.

Four more former Iraqi officials are in U.S. custody. A total of 11 top officials of the deposed regime are now under arrest. In Baghdad, retired U.S. Gen. Jay Garner oversees a town-hall meeting on municipal leadership and security issues. And some Iraqi schools reopen. Hear NPR's Guy Raz and NPR's Scott Simon.

Also: Nigeria says a second kidnapped school girl is found; a federal judge upholds Virginia's voter ID law; and President Obama awards medals to top scientists and researchers.

Also: Obama will receive Vietnam's top Communist official today; boxing officials strip Floyd Mayweather of his WBO title; and Los Angeles fetes the victorious U.S. women's soccer team.

Lots of Americans spend some time near the top of the income ladder — and many spend at least a few years in poverty.

It's been 31 years since Top Gun. Cruise told an Australian TV show that a sequel will start filming "probably in the next year."

The latest rankings from the Women's Tennis Association are out. Two American women sit at the top of the top four rankings for the first time since Serena and Venus Williams did back in 2010.

Bob Mondello looks at the most-produced shows at high schools through seven decades and ponders what the choices made by drama teachers tell us.

U.S. speedskaters set to compete in Milan are drawing comparisons to past greats like Eric Heiden, Bonnie Blair, and Apolo Ohno. Here are four to watch in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Authorities have several open investigations involving the former president, including into his businesses, his tax returns and his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.