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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, about the drawdown of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan, and his call to fast-track immigration visas for Afghans who helped the U.S.

He was a child star, an international icon, a running late-night talk show joke. But in his prime, his overbearing talent and ambition made him a musical genius. He was 50 years old when he died.

Architects in Holland are showing the rest of the world a way of turning adversity into opportunity. Instead of building around rising waters, they ask, why not build on water? Floating houses, gardens, even villages are the future vision of some Dutch planners.

The story behind Gesine Bullock-Prado's elaborate chocolate-marzipan-pumpkin-mousse cake involves her late mother and a rescue cat.

Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, joins U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker for long-awaited testimony before Congress. Petraeus, in particular, pointed to progress he associated with a so-called troop surge.

Vice President Harris paid tribute to President Biden, then went to campaign headquarters to rally staff on Day 1 of her push to cement her place at the top of the Democratic ticket.

The World Economic Forum is underway in Davos, Switzerland. This annual meeting is where the world's rich and powerful talk about global economic issues. Topping the agenda is Europe's debt troubles. Renee Montagne talks to Zanny Minton Beddoes of The Economist about the eurozone crisis, which some European leaders in recent days have declared "over."

Washington Post reporter Adam Entous speaks with Steve Inskeep about the paper's report that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke with the Russian ambassador twice last year.

NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary remembering other events in 1971. The band T. Rex overhauled their musical style and released Electric Warrior, an album that became the cornerstone of glam rock.

Dumplings are a huge part of Chinese culinary tradition, and restaurants there cater to the nation's obsession with a dazzlingly array of dumpling shapes and fillings, including green frogs stuffed with bullfrog meat and a flock of birds filled with roasted Beijing duck.