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Steve Inskeep talks with Boston Globe columnist Juliette Kayyem about city officials' decision to lock down Boston on Friday as law enforcement searched for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Kayyem is a former top homeland security official.

The intelligence community is counting the cost of what might have been compromised as they review the classified material former President Donald Trump had at his Florida property.

One of the NWSL's most accomplished teams — The Portland Thorns — is taking on the Kansas City Current, an expansion squad that joined the league just last year.

The world's top bank executives, along with billionaire investors, are laying the groundwork for deals at a time when the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi government is at a low point.

The South Carolina House has approved additional sentencing for people charged with a violent crime and then convicted of a second violent offense while released on bond. Under the bill, a person convicted of a violent crime while out on bond for a separate first charge would face another mandatory sentence of five years in prison. Law enforcement groups say the measure adds a necessary tool to close the "revolving door" of repeat offenders. Criminal justice advocates say the proposal is an unconstitutional violation of due process rights that would target poor defendants. The Senate must now advance the bill before Gov. Henry McMaster can sign one of his top priorities into law.

China's diplomacy will offer "Chinese wisdom, Chinese initiatives and Chinese strength," Qin said in his first statement as foreign minister. He is seen as one of Xi Jinping's trusted aides.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson about the Respect for Marriage act, which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon.

Her 83rd victory in Italy on Tuesday leaves only one athlete ahead of Shiffrin: Ingemar Stenmark. The legendary Swedish skier has said he thinks Shiffrin will win more than 100 races.

Vice President Kamala Harris promoted the Biden administration's achievements on broadband internet access during a visit to South Carolina. During remarks before more than 100 supporters and college students in Columbia on Monday, Harris highlighted the administration's efforts to expand affordable high-speed internet nationwide, including more than $175 million for high-speed infrastructure at HBCUs. Harris' trip comes on the heels of national Democrats' move to place South Carolina as the site of their party's first presidential votes of the 2024 campaign.

Director Damien Chazelle's "Babylon" is a comically over-the-top look at scandal-ridden 1920s Hollywood. It's a celebration of an art form in turmoil as silent films give way to talkies.