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The five recipients of the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (clockwise from left):LL Cool J; Lionel Richie; Gloria Estefan; Norman Lear and Carmen de Lavallade.

40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Recognize Hip-Hop For The First Time

LL Cool J, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Norman Lear and Carmen de Lavallade are honored as President Trump skips the ceremony.

CVS Health has struck a deal to buy Aetna, the insurance giant. The combined companies would have more clout with drugmakers and would aim to bring more health care to consumers in retail clinics.

With Aetna Deal, CVS Looks To Turn Stores Into Health Care Hubs

By combining a health insurer with a drugstore chain, CVS is looking to provide more care from its network of stores. The deal would also give the merged companies more clout with drugmakers.

'Nuclear War Planner' Reflects On The Cold War And Assesses The Current Threat

In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press in hopes they would help end the Vietnam War. He looks back on his early days as a national security analyst in The Doomsday Machine.

Irma Rivera Aviles and her husband, Ivan Martínez, stand in front of their home last month. Rivera Aviles was ecstatic about the restoration of power to her neighborhood last Friday.

With Power Finally Restored, 'Christmas Has Arrived!' For Puerto Rican Couple

Irma Rivera Aviles and Ivan Martínez went to a shelter during Hurricane Maria. Their Cataño home was damaged, and without power they struggled to keep Martínez's insulin chilled.

Ali Abdullah Saleh gave a speech to supporters in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Aug. 24, 2017. He never wavered in his belief that only he could lead the Yemenis, even though he fueled societal divisions by playing enemies off one another to weaken his opposition.

Yemen's Former Leader Ali Abdullah Saleh Leaves A Legacy Of Divisions And Chaos

Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed Monday, never wavered in his belief that only he could lead the Yemenis. But he fueled societal divisions by playing enemies off each other to weaken his opposition.

James Levine, shown leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2007, has been suspended by the Metropolitan Opera following allegations of sexual abuse.

Sexual Abuse Allegations Against James Levine Spell Trouble For Met Opera

Following published accusations of sexual abuse and molestation against conductor James Levine, the Metropolitan Opera has suspended him after a four-decade relationship.

Robin Wright — shown in character as Claire Underwood in Netflix's <em>House of Cards </em>-- will be the lead actor in the final season of the show. Her former co-star Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual harassment and assault.

'House Of Cards' Will Get One More Season — Starring Robin Wright

Netflix suspended production of the final season after star Kevin Spacey was accused of sexual harassment and assault. Now it says the show will finish with eight episodes sans Frank Underwood.

Team Russia Waiting To Learn Fate For 2018 Winter Olympics

On Tuesday, Russia will learn whether it will be allowed to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Officials have already stripped six medals won by Russia in the previous Winter Olympics because of doping.

Native Americans React To Cuts To Bears Ears National Monument

The Trump administration has decided to shrink the Bears Ears National Monument. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shaun Chapoose, one of the Native American tribal leaders who fought for the monument's protections in the first place.

In Utah, Trump Announces Dramatic Decreases In Size To State's National Monuments

President Trump announced on Monday in Utah that his administration will dramatically shrink two national monument designations that protect federal public lands. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke proposed shrinking both the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments earlier this year.

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