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A group of leading Shiite clerics are holding talks to resolve the U.S. standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose anti-American rhetoric touched off a wave of attacks on U.S.-led forces in several Iraqi cities. Al-Sadr's militiamen have withdrawn from police and government buildings they had occupied, but the security situation remains unstable. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

Something kind of miraculous takes place when teenagers take over the Tiny Desk. Their astounding performances confirm a bright forecast for the future of music.

A string of sorrow this week after four artists' deaths, tempered by one very uplifting orchestra: catch up on all the week's news that you must know. A video game composer is up for a Grammy, Steinway may move out of its longtime home and a critic points out the inherent wackiness of opera.

The White House asked for more money from Congress to keep its COVID response going. But that hasn't happened, so some things need to be wound down.

The San Antonio Spurs landed two more top 10 picks in the NBA Draft Lottery on Sunday.

President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's chief of staff was kidnapped from his car in the heart of the capital Sanaa. Security officials blame Houthi rebels.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN gives us her Holiday picks for the best books to buy as presents: "Angela''s Ashes" by Frank McCourt (Scribner) "Great Books" by David Denby (Simon & Schuster)"Committed to Memory," a collection of 100 best poems in English, edited by John Hollander"Life As We Know It" by Michael Berube (Pantheon)"Mason''s Retreat" by Christopher Tilghman"Derby Dugan''s Depression Funnies" by Tom DeHaven"A Letter From Mary" by Laurie R. King.

Our searchable commencement app is now updated with the best speeches from 2014 and 2015.

The probe into soccer's governing body centers on an American who admitted to taking bribes. Ari Shapiro talks to Nathaniel Vinton, who is part of the New York Daily News sports investigation team.

Supporters and opponents of Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Barrett have waged a fierce battle for their candidate. But are the differences little more than a summer camp color war?