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Participation is down at some of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure events which raise money for breast cancer research and treatment. The foundation may be suffering from the fallout of its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood programs. The decision was quickly reversed.

The United Nations says Ethiopian government forces have detained 16 of its humanitarian workers, and continues to prevent food aid from reaching areas of Tigray threatened with famine.

David Greene talks to Michael Thatcher, CEO of Charity Navigator, the nation's largest online evaluator of charities, about the most responsible way to donate to charity this holiday season.

NPR's David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut about how the U.S. should respond to escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. NPR's Greg Myre weighs in on the topic.

Congressional inaction let the interest rate for some student loans double at the start of the month, even though lawmakers' preferred solutions don't seem that far apart. The Senate is planning to vote Wednesday on a proposal that would bring rates back down for one year.

The Supreme Court justice revealed on Friday that she had begun a course of chemotherapy on May 19. In a statement, she said she is still able to do her job "full steam."

Audie Cornish and Robert Siegel tell us about the recent spawn of superPACs — thanks mostly to late-night TV host Stephen Colbert.

TV director, writer and producer Bob Stewart died Friday at the age of 91. Stewart created such classic game shows as The Price is Right, and Pyramid. Melissa Block and Audie Cornish have more.

Robert Holmes' family was one of the first African-American families to move into Edison, N.J., in 1956. At 13, he planned to go for a swim in the local pool. He was told he couldn't enter, so his mom told him to crawl under the turnstile.