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Following public outrage, the NYPD terminated a $94,000 contract to test a canine-like surveillance device designed to keep officers out of harms way. Critics panned the department's investment.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: We All Scream for Ice Cream Crimes, Office Alfresco, and Sun-Kissed Cheeks.

Under an agreement made by the Trump administration, today was supposed to be the deadline for the US to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. But the Biden administration is taking more time.

Musician Juan Wauters talks about how he created a hip-hop song for his new album, Real Life Situations.

The daredevil aviator in Maggie Shipstead's new novel was inspired by Amelia Earhart. Shipstead says she wants to investigate the difference between death and a disappearance like Earhart's.

President Joe Biden lays out an ambitious agenda before Congress, then hits the road to promote it. He'll also need to convince lawmakers, many of whom are balking at the price tag.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who appeared on this program two years ago.

Bartender Jose Lopez, like many other hospitality workers in Las Vegas, has been unemployed since the start of the pandemic. He's been waiting to return to his old job, but time is running out.

The family U-Haul, hecklers exposed, and why cats need pants.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Rana Ayyub about the COVID-19 crisis in India.