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In the Little Ethiopia section of Los Angeles, Christmas traditions remain strong. New immigrants -- and those who've been here for decades -- recreate the tastes, sounds, and smells of an Ethiopian Christmas. NPR's Renee Montagne reports.

The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico places 15 employees on mandatory leave as the FBI investigates the disappearance of two data storage devices containing classified information. The incident raises questions over the balance between protecting top secret research at the nuclear weapons lab and scientists who value working unhindered by elaborate security measures. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Without much fanfare at home, the U.S. men's soccer team has become solidly competitive, holding its own against the world's best teams in international play. As the World Cup approaches, the U.S. team is ranked fifth in the world. But the team faces a brutal stretch in the initial round of play. NPR's Tom Goldman has part one of a two-part report.

Hurricane Wilma is moving farther out into the Atlantic Ocean, but the United States isn't quite done with the storm yet. Residents in northeastern states are getting a lot of rain, and in Florida, 6 million people are without power.

North Korea may be preparing to test a nuclear weapon for the first time, according to unnamed U.S. government officials. The report comes as countries from around the world are reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at the United Nations.

Melissa talks with Sarah Chayes, author of The Punishment of Virtue : Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban.

A judge's ruling that three New York City Police detectives are not guilty in the multiple shooting of Sean Bell, the 23-year-old killed on his wedding day, sets off protests in the city.

More testimony is due Thursday at the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby. On Wednesday, Matthew Cooper joined fellow reporter Judith Miller in contradicting Libby's testimony to a grand jury about his role in the leak of CIA operative's name.

Niki Capaci, 40, died in May 2023 after three days in the custody of a New York jail. Her family is suing the jail, claiming its medical provider, Wellpath, failed to treat her for opioid withdrawal.

Animal expert Bob Freer answers three questions about Liberace.