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The new chief, Tom Manger, said the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection should not define the department and that necessary changes to its procedures have been made in the months since.

Isfandiyar Pataudi, ex-chief of analysis for Pakistan's intelligence agency and a retired general in Pakistan's army, tells NPR's Steve Inskeep how the U.S. blundered its 20-year war in Afghanistan.

With holiday shopping well underway, Linda Wertheimer talks to tech journalist Rich Jaroslovsky about this year's non-obvious tech gifts. Among his picks is the Fitbit Flex and a talking smoke detector.

The country's citizenship minister and education minister separately announced their diagnoses on social media the same day that the country announced a grim new milestone in the pandemic.

This week, we've got annoying holiday movies, chatty White House insiders, and cheese.

Providence is widely considered the finest restaurant in Los Angeles. Its award-winning chef, Michael Cimarusti, is piloting Dock to Dish, a program that hooks chefs up directly with local fishermen.

Also: New Jersey holds its special senate election today; a federal judge will rule on Michigan's ban on gay marriage; a deadly typhoon rakes Japan's coast; Nirvana is among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; and an injured kangaroo seeks help from a pharmacy.

Also: The White House will release an annual report on surveillance requests; San Diego's mayor leaves office today as candidates line up to replace him; Tylenol bottles will carry additional warnings on risk of overdose and liver damage; and dogs help sniff out huge snail pests in Florida.

Also: The Washington Monument starts to glow; an explosion in Beirut hits Hezbollah, supporter of Syrian government; the air brakes may have been dislodged on the runaway Canadian train that exploded; and country singer Randy Travis is critically ill with a heart ailment.

Also: A controversial Texas abortion bill fails after a filibuster and crowd chaos; President Obama flies to Africa today; Democrat Ed Markey wins the Massachusetts special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry; and the Yankees' general manager is really angry with Alex Rodriguez.