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The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs is expected to meet in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday with top leaders of Somalia's transitional government. Somalia's capital is under siege from an Islamist insurgency. The meeting will likely be tense because the president fired the prime minister but the prime minister says he isn't going anywhere.

Scott Simon speaks with Melissa Kuypers, manager of operations at NPR West, about the 1986 movie "Top Gun," which she had never seen before.

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Fortune magazine's annual rankings put Google at the top of the best companies for employees. The Wegman supermarket chain also gets high marks.

Bravo's hit reality show, Top Chef ended last week, with fan favorite Carla Hall Lyons losing to contender Hosea Rosenberg. Host Cheryl Corley talks to Carla Hall Lyons about how she became a chef, her journey from underdog to finalist on the show and her catering business in Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump drew more working-class voters to the GOP than any president since Ronald Reagan. Now Republicans are trying to maintain that Trump appeal without Trump on the ballot in 2022.

Holly and Duncan go head to head; but who will come out on top?

America's librarians announce their top children's book picks virtually on Monday. Among the honors they're awarding are the 2021 Newbery and Caldecott medals.

From the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battle to Democrats winning back control of the House, these were the biggest political stories of the year that you picked.