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George Balanchine's modernist masterpiece was the first full-length, nonnarrative ballet. Russian, American and French ballet dancers have gathered to perform it together in New York City.

President Xi Jinping kicked off the twice-a-decade summit with remarks that touched on COVID, Taiwan, economic policy and more. It is widely expected his rule will be extended beyond two terms.

Arizona Sen. John McCain has won the N.H. GOP primary, largely because of the support of the state's independent voters. McCain also did well among Republicans disappointed with President Bush, according to exit polls.

Food writer Sam Sifton says the resurgence of family meals is one of the "precious few good things" to come of the pandemic. He says his family is eating a lot of tinned fish and cabbage these days.

As congressional Republicans look to harmonize their Senate and House tax bills, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler how he feels about the deficit.

The election in Iceland over the weekend marked the first time members of the international online freedom movement were elected to the highest levels of a government.

The former national chairman of the far-right Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Tarrio had been convicted for seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Barabak about how some hold Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy responsible for the loss of five House seats in California.

NPR's Scott Simon asks political scientist Ruy Teixeira about growing support for Republicans by Hispanics and other minority voters. Texiera co-wrote 2002's "The Emerging Democratic Majority."

President-elect Barack Obama is appointing his transition team and beginning to form his cabinet. We look at who Obama is meeting with and where he's traveling to over the next several days.

The Atlanta Braves are again World Series champions. It's been a long wait for the team that last won it all back in 1995.They defeated the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6 to take the series, 4-2.

Hun Sen, the leader of the Cambodian People's Party, or CPP, secured his win this weekend after the opposition party was removed from the ballot over a paperwork technicality

Douglas Letter spent 40 years defending the executive branch at the Justice Department. Now, he'll become the House's general counsel, as challenges over subpoenas and executive privilege are likely.

Christie is still a Republican – after all, he's running for that party's presidential nomination. But his views on Ukraine, abortion and other issues put him out of step with many in the party.

The suspect reportedly ran for local elections last year on an anti-immigrant platform.

President Yushchenko's party did poorly in Ukraine's weekend elections, apparently coming in third. The pro-Russia party led by Viktor Yanukovych appears to have won the largest number of votes, spurring talk of a coalition of other parties to keep the pro-Russia types out of government.

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader fails to win the Green Party's endorsement. Party members voting at their convention in Milwaukee chose Texas attorney David Cobb as their favored candidate. Hear Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio.

09/12/13 - 1:30 - Syndicated food columnist Linda Gassenheimer, Special wine correspondent Fred Tasker and WLRN hosts Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman…

Also: A U.S. Marine helicopter in Japan loses its windshield over a school, injuring a boy; the lead singer of the Smithereens dies; and odd headlines from 2017 include "covfefe".

Also: An aid group says thousands of Myanmar Rohingya Muslims were murdered in a month; Roy Moore won't concede the Alabama senate election he lost; and awards for the funniest wildlife photos return.