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Author Eric Jay Dolin talks about his forthcoming book, "The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail".

French bank stocks have plummeted, and stocks across Europe are down sharply. A major concern is the possibility of a credit rating downgrade for France's top banks. Reports say Moody's Investors Service may cut its rating on major banks in the country because of their exposure to Greek government debt.

Suspected smugglers wanted to take their SUV across the U.S.-Mexico border, so they built ramps that would take it over the Arizona border fence. But unlike the way it would've happened in old episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard, the Jeep got stuck on top of the fence.

The list captures a wide range of toys. For example, My Little Pony, Jenga, Care Bears — and the most basic of toys, the spinning top. On the other side of the spectrum: the smartphone.

House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney said King should "find another line of work" as the House voted to rebuke the Iowa congressman.

At its height, American tennis consistently fielded the world's top male players. Now that American dominance is gone, so too are many of the top U.S. men's tournaments. They're moving overseas, snapped up by groups offering more lucrative payouts in a sport enjoying huge global appeal.

Trump announced the dismissal of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and said he would nominate Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a retired three-star general, to succeed him as the top U.S. military officer.

"Thriller" shoots up the chart, making this the sixth consecutive decade in which Jackson has scored at least one top 10 hit.

Schiff reflects on the significance of the top-secret documents seized from Trump's residence. He led the first impeachment and serves on the House's committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Julie McCarthy about the atest disaster relief efforts in Kobe, Japan. Following last week's atastrophic earthquake, landslides and an influenza epidemic are the latest azards to befall the port city. The death toll from the quake has now topped 9-hundred.