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About 7,500 people in the town of Weed and several nearby communities in Northern California were under evacuation orders.

Many in Lebanon can't access their life savings because of the economic crisis. A hostage-taker in Beirut surrendered in exchange for some of his funds, which he needed for his father's medical bills.

Airlines have begun charging $25 for a second checked bag to help make ends meet as jet-fuel costs continue to rise. It isn't clear how travelers will cope with the changes and whether they'll be willing to pay for the passage of their golf clubs, skis and extra items.

Earth doesn't rotate exactly on schedule. Scientists believe that today is going to be about a millisecond short of a typical 24-hour day.

French authorities are searching for the culprits behind the burglary at the Louvre. NPR's Michel Martin talks to a former FBI art crime specialist about how museum heists are investigated.

Alix Spiegel has worked on NPR's Science Desk for 10 years covering psychology and human behavior, and has reported on everything from what it's like to kill another person, to the psychology behind our use of function words like "and", "I", and "so." She began her career in 1995 as one of the founding producers of the public radio program This American Life. While there, Spiegel produced her first psychology story, which ultimately led to her focus on human behavior. It was a piece called 81 Words, and it examined the history behind the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem about the security implications of the mass shooting at Brown University and her personal response to the tragedy.

Dr. Zackery Heern is a Middle East Specialist in the Department of History at Murray State.

Dr. Duane Bolin teaches in the Department of History at Murray State University.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest has called a delay in passing trade legislation a "snafu." But he said he didn't know how to translate the word for countries impacted by the deal. We do.