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A former top general of the People's Liberation Army has been indicted for his allegedly lavish lifestyle and investigators say there's evidence of wrongdoing at key military units.

Saudi Arabia said Monday it will enforce a law that allows only females to work in women's lingerie and apparel stores, despite disapproval from the country's top cleric. Saudi women have boycotted lingerie stores, to pressure them to employ women.

A large slice of icing from one of the nearly two dozen official 1981 wedding cakes will go up for auction next week. The auction house says it's in good condition, "but we advise against eating it."

The state's top medical official says Louisiana went from its lowest to highest number of cases and hospitalizations in just four weeks, and the surge doesn't show signs of slowing.

Jazz pianist and singer BOB DOROUGH. A top BeBop performer in New York, he later composed for Miles Davis. Since then, he's also composed for the children's show, "Schoolhouse Rock." He'll play the song he co-wrote with Davd Frishberg, "I'm Hip." (Rebroadcast from 7/22/87)A recorded live performance of "The Worst Tunes We've Played at Weddings" and the Doors' hit "People are Strange" by BRAVE COMBO. The quartet founded the "nuclear polka" movement which was popular with punks and polka fans. (Rebroadcast from 5/16/90).Singer and songwriter LOUDON WAINWRIGHT. He is best known for his 1973 hit "Dead Skunk ." He is considered by many to be a satirical and caustic folksinger. He plays his song, "Your Mother and I." (Rebroadcast from 11/27/87)Jazz guitarist MARTY GROSZ. He's been a part of the New York jazz scene for over forty years. His playing mocks the style of Fats Waller. He performs "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby.

New research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that both podcast hosts and their guests skew very heavily male — and white.

The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.

Chen's showing at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing clenches a season-best international score and helps put U.S. figure skating on top in the team event.

The ATM created by art collective MSCHF puts the cash balance of those who use it on display at the Art Basel in Miami Beach and ranks people by wealth.

The war's sixth year begins in Baghdad with rockets falling into the U.S.-protected Green Zone over the weekend, while the overall U.S. military death toll tops 4,000 after a roadside bombing claims more American lives. Army Maj. Gen. Bob Scales (Ret.) joins Robert Siegel.