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The achievement marks the 16th consecutive year the schools have produced the highest number of Semifinalists in Florida.

Veterans Day was last week, and with it came a reminder of a World War 1 strategy. Britain's Daily Telegraph reported on the fake city France was creating in hopes German bombs wouldn't hit the real Paris. The sham city was never finished because the war ended.

Ten secretaries of state have written a letter to the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security with concerns about how voter information they were asked to submit is being used.

Moody's lifted the rating from "negative" to "stable" and affirmed the country's AAA rating. In a statement, it said the U.S. economy has demonstrated resilience in the face of major cuts to government spending. The country is on track to report its lowest annual deficit in five years.

Ma Xingrui is a member of the party's Central Committee and served as party secretary of the Xinjiang region in China's northwest from 2021-2025.

China's exports to the U.S. have dropped sharply this year, in the face of President Trump's tariffs — but the country is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world.

Corporations use data all the time when they consider whether to move. So, researchers at the University of Toronto took into account Santa's undesirable location, his brutal commute and "extreme isolation" and asked: What location makes better sense for Santa?

Hockey legend Jaromir Jagr was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990. The 51-year-old former NHL star made an appearance on the ice this week for the Kladno Knights, a team in the Czech Republic.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Puzzlemaster, Will Shortz, and KNOW listener Jon Wentz.

NPR's Leila Fadel and puzzle master Will Shortz play this week's puzzle with Deborah Kritzer of Coral Springs, Fla.

Laurie Boeder plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

2: A concert and interview with SHIRLEY HORN. Playing with her will be drummer Steve Williams and bassist Charles Ables. HORN recorded with Miles Davis and Quincy Jones in the 1960s and sang on the movie soundtrack of "For Love of Ivy." After a hiatus in which she stayed home and raised her daughter, she returned to performing and recording in 1988. Her 1991 album, "You Won't Forget Me," brought together Toots Thielemans, Buck Hill, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and Miles Davis. The album was nominated for a Grammy. Her latest album and video is "Here's to Life: Shirley Horn with Strings," of Johnny Mandel compositions (on Verve). (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 6/29/92).

Oakland, California decided to pull back from a major increase to the police budget. But is that what residents in Oakland's neighborhoods want?

Singer and performer TINY TIM. He died over the weekend of heart failure. He was 64. Born Herbert B. Khaury, TIM began performing in the 1950s. He was best known for his performances on Laugh-In, especially his croonings of "Tip Toe Through the Tulips." Earlier this year TINY TIM released the album "Girl" (Rounder) in conjunction with the band Brave Combo, a Texas world beat polka band who began working on the project with the eccentric Tiny Tim eight years ago. The CD featured many familiar tunes (including "Bye Bye Blackbird," "Hey Jude" and even "Stairway to Heaven") like they've never been performed before. (REBROADCAST from 6

A driver hit five children in front of a Wilton Manors apartment building Monday afternoon, killing two of the children.

NPR's Eyder Peralta plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's winner, Teri Fenner from San Diego, Calif.

He is also known as "?uestlove" of the hip-hop group The Roots. The Grammy award-winning sextet has six albums to its credit. Their latest CD is Phrenology. Their first single from the album is "Break You Off." One reviewer writes, "To fully savor the sound, you've got to commit to spending time with The Roots, to wallow in both the music and the message. There's Chuck Berry-style rock-and-roll, jazz fusion, funk, poetry, shoutouts to hip-hop pioneers, lyrical slaps upside the heads of money-mad rappers, black nationalism and some groove-laden neo-soul musings." This interview previously aired February 6, 2003.

Congress is expected to respond promptly to President Bush's request for an additional $52 billion in aid for Hurricane Katrina victims. While Democrats and Republicans agree on the need for more money, they continue to argue over responsibility for the slow federal response to the disaster.

Meredith Wald plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with winner Angie Miller from Beatrice, Nebraska and puzzle master Will Shortz.