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President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Intelligence Council has withdrawn his agreement to serve in that position. Chas Freeman, a veteran diplomat, had come under fire for statements he has made in the past about China and Israel.

Thirteen nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but no Best Picture nod for The Dark Knight: NPR's Bob Mondello talks to Michele Norris about today's Oscar surprises, disappointments and don't-misses.

In a Census Bureau report released Wednesday, it tallied up the median earnings for different bachelor degree holders. Engineers make an average of $92,000 a year. Some other majors at the low-end of the list: education, fine and visual arts and communications. Those all earn an average of $50,000 to $60,000.

KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely has Wednesday's news, including details on Tuesday's deadly car accident near the top of Independence Pass, and the fatal shooting of a bear that had gotten into someone's unlocked house in Steamboat Springs.

Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, is the latest White House staffer to test positive for coronavirus.

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury for refusing to cooperate with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Jason Isbell's Southeastern, Kanye West's Yeezus and an assortment of remarkable women dominated the Fresh Air critic's year in listening.

Host Scott Simon talks about the quintessential summer treat, ice cream, with Barb Zapzalka, owner of Pumphouse Creamery in Minneapolis, Minn. It ranks as one of the "Top 25 Ice Cream Spots in the U.S.," according to Food and Wine Magazine.

The changing climate is especially brutal in India. Temperatures are soaring. Asphalt roads are melting. People are dying.

The hearing, when rescheduled, could conclude its presentations of investigative findings before a final report due later this year.