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The commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe and Africa is expected to announce his retirement. It's yet another abrupt move in the ongoing changes to senior Pentagon leadership under Pete Hegseth.

New Zealand's bird of the year is not a bird. The long-tailed bat, or pekapeka-tou-roa, won by a wide margin.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, officials warn that the city's fresh water supply may run out within three to four days. In Iowa City, more than 200 homes have been evacuated because the Iowa River is still rising. At the University of Iowa, people who were filling thousands of sandbags abandoned their work when the flood was considered too dangerous.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson came under fire before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday for their handling of the economy. They said they expect the U.S. to avoid a recession.

Top Chef, a cooking competition broadcast on the Bravo cable channel, aired its finale last night to determine who is the top chef. Carla Hall, a caterer from Washington, D.C., was one of the top three finalists and a favorite of the show's fans. Spoiler alert: She will reveal who won!

Phil Pressel designed film cameras for a U.S. spy satellite program that was declassified last month after 46 years. His cameras captured Soviet missile sites and enabled President Nixon to sign an arms reduction treaty with the Soviet Union.

NPR Music's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports on the artists making waves on the pop charts. Taylor Swift is now back at number one on the Hot 100. But Bad Bunny hasn't gone anywhere.

All four of the recently released Justice Department torture memos were sent to one man: John Rizzo. As the CIA's top lawyer, Rizzo was a conduit for questions about the legality of its interrogation tactics. His lack of objection to the answers in those memos has thwarted his career.

After Senate Republicans blocked a bill to create an outside independent commission to investigate the attacks on the U.S. Capitol, Pelosi said a special panel is needed to lead an investigation.