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The Interior Department ordered a review of tribal jail deaths, but the man who got the contract is a former agency official who oversaw the jails when some of the deaths occurred.

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

Our most-viewed Instagram videos include reports from a Rhode Island factory that makes special food for malnourished children and from a tournament for soccer-playing "grannies."

In an upsurge of Mideast violence, Israeli soldiers kill at least six armed Palestinians in raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It was the first Israeli incursion deep inside the Gaza Strip since it withdrew settlers and troops from there last year.

Elizabeth Olsen doesn't want validation, but she does want you to understand her taste. She shares why she's terrified of dying, but is fascinated with death and the joy of idle people watching.

Dear Friend of WEMU:In January of 2011, WEMU took a leap of faith. We promised EMU that we could cut our general fund budget by $250,000 over three years…

What started as a "summer fling" 23 years ago has almost become a real job for the members of the Austin Lounge Lizards. Their latest CD, Strange Noises In the Dark, skewers everthing from Saddam to lederhosen to exotic food. NPR's Bob Edwards talks with the band.

Last week, Arthur Winston reached two milestones. He turned 100 years old. And he retired from the job he held for more than 70 years. Winston had been maintaining buses at the L.A. Metropolitan Transit Authority. Asked why he stuck with the work, Winston's answer starts simply: "Well, I like my job."

What do you do when you're 43 and still overwhelmed by student-loan payments? Reflect on past decisions, plug away at the future and warn others not to get into the same mess.