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The meeting is the highest level of contact between the two nations since the discovery of a Chinese balloon in U.S. airspace at the beginning of this month.

Also: An Alabama gunman holes up for a third day with a child he kidnapped; Syria reserves the right to counterattack Israel; France's president will visit Mali; and two Australian DJ's won't face British charges for a radio prank spoofing Queen Elizabeth after which a nurse committed suicide.

Also: Obama talks about the fiscal cliff with mayors; the Federal Reserve may discuss new economic stimulus measures; crews work to reopen Interstate 77 after gas explosion; and scientists name a prehistoric lizard after President Obama.

Also: Disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law dies in Rome; Europe's highest court rules Uber is, in fact, a taxi service; and one of only three black women to play in the Negro Leagues has died.

Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Brittany Howard watched their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discussed what made these videos stand out from the thousands we saw this year.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Tom Grossi about his "If the NFL Was Scripted" series and the characters and storylines viewers should be watching for in the NFL playoffs.

The Jan. 6 report was set to be a major boon for publishers, but a week out sales have been relatively thin compared to other blockbuster government reports.

At a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, a senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs accused his agency of waste, fraud and mismanagement in the way it purchases medical care and supplies.

There are just three candidates left in the race for WHO director-general. In a press briefing, they talked about their credentials.

In a tweet, the French president called the 2,500 active fires in the Amazon an "international crisis" and urged fellow G-7 members to "discuss this emergency first order" at their upcoming summit.