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Staffers in the West Wing have been directed to wear face masks in the White House, except when at their own desks, a Trump administration official tells NPR.

The comet 46P/Wirtanen just made its closest approach to Earth in centuries. No word on the whereabouts of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Cupid, Donner or Blitzen (and Rudolph).

Malek explains how he came to embody Queen's iconic lead singer in Bohemian Rhapsody. John Powers reviews Insurrecto, by Gina Apostol. Daniel Davis explains new developments in immunology.

Amano, who was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was instrumental in negotiations leading to the 2015 deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program.

President Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a lawmaker, who the White House claims "uncovered the greatest scandal in American history," even though that has no basis in fact.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed retired Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Presbyterian minister was former chief chaplain of the U.S. Navy.

When will the worst of the pandemic pass? What's next in the government response? What can you do for your mental well-being during the crisis? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro has some answers.

More than 50 people are dead in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which dropped extreme amounts of rain over the weekend and caused catastrophic flooding in residential areas.

Sandler and writer/directors Josh and Benny Safdie discuss their manic thriller about a jewelry store owner. Critic David Bianculli says The Good Place was the best show on TV this year.

Trethewey revisits her mother's murder in a new memoir. Kevin Whitehead reviews a newly unearthed album from drummer Art Blakey. Comic Mike Birbiglia and poet Jen Stein share parenting truths.