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Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter died Monday at age 68. He was known for opening ground combat jobs to women and pushing the Pentagon to spend more money on technology.

NPR speaks with John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, about how the U.S. military and Afghan government arrived at this point.

Grammy winner and mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor is in the Alamo city for workshops and a performance on January 20.

You can rate your dinner, your hotel stay, your dentist, and your phone call with the cable company. NPR's Scott Simon wonders if all these requests for feedback have any actual impact.

For decades, Carlos Varela has doled out incisive criticism of the Cuban government. On our recent visit to Havana, he sang a song he says reflects the mood of the country at this historic moment.

Under a new agreement, Mexico will release 202,000 acre-feet of water to the U.S. beginning this week.

Johnson City's holiday lights are known far and wide, including by NASA.

Pearl opened up an ice-skating rink just after Thanksgiving, and it will be there through January 4.

'Tis the season to be wary of thieves who seize on opportunities to steal during the holidays.

We're listing three events that people will enjoy attending this weekend.