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The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been caught up in the scandal surrounding former CIA Director David Petraeus. But the Pentagon chief cautioned today that Allen may not have done anything inappropriate.

The Iowa Democratic Party has released results from last night's caucuses showing Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders neck and neck at the top. But more results are still to come.

In 1968, a song about a miniskirt-wearing mom who stood up to the Harper Valley PTA and its small-town hypocrisy made singer Jeannie C. Riley the first woman to top both country and pop charts.

Facebook's celebrity executives — Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg — were not on Capitol Hill yesterday when Congress grilled the company's top lawyer about incendiary Russian ads on the platform. Instead, they were on an earnings call with investors announcing a 79 percent jump in profits, fueled by the company's dominance in online advertising. NPR's Aarti Shahani looks at how advertising is the key to Facebook's success and how that may change following the Russian debacle.

This year's Academy Award nominations will be announced Tuesday. Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way of Water and The Fabelmans are likely to be among the top contenders for best picture.

In southeast Wisconsin, there's an option that ranks highly — apple pie that comes in a — wait for it — bag. This unique treat sells like hot cakes over the holiday season.

NPR asks Sen. Jack Reed, top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, why he wants an investigation into whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared classified intelligence in a Signal chat.

Hamas has named a new leader. He’s the group’s top military commander in Gaza and the man widely known as the architect of the Oct. 7 attacks.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with sports journalist Reem Abulleil, Rafael Nadal's impact on men's tennis and what the sport could look like as top players retire.

A White House envoy is in Moscow Thursday to discuss the 30-day of proposed ceasefire with top Kremlin officials. President Vladimir Putin says Russia is open to the idea, but "questions" remain.