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Actor ROBERT DUVALL. His roles include his film debut as Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird," a crazy colonel in "Apocalypse Now," counsel to the mob in "Godfather" I and II, and a country singer in "Tender Mercies" (for which he won a Oscar). In all he's acted in more than 50 films. His latest is "A Family Thing," in which he co-stars with James Earl Jones. REV: Rock historian ED WARD begins a series on the instruments of rock n' roll. Today's installment is drums.

NPR's David Welna reports from Quito (KEE-toh) that Ecuador still has not resolved its political crisis, despite a weekend deal brokered by the armed forces. Beleaguered President Abdala Bucaram (ahb-dah-LA boo-kah-RAHM) has been forced out of office, and Vice President Rosalia Arteaga (rohz-ah-LEE-ah ar-tay-AH-gah) has been sworn in as interim president. But Arteaga is suggesting she might stay in office for an extended period of time, a move which would touch off another showdown with that nation's Congress, which is expected to select a new president tomorrow.

In a year filled with gripping health stories, here are the ones that were the most popular with Shots readers. Think beauty pageant queens, pronouns and Ebola.

Lana Del Rey's Norman F****** Rockwell! topped Tucker's list of the best albums of the year, with Lizzo and Billie Eilish running a close second and third.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Harry Litman, a law professor and former DOJ official, about the upcoming hearings from the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's chief of staff was kidnapped from his car in the heart of the capital Sanaa. Security officials blame Houthi rebels.

Cher recently spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about her first holiday music album. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" has since hit Number 1 on two Billboard charts.

Ex-chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers are blasting an analysis from UMass-Amherst professor Gerald Friedman that Bernie Sanders' camp has praised recently. Do their opinions matter to voters?

The two diplomats will meet for the first time in the aftermath of the balloon crisis earlier this month.

Also: President Trump apparently wrote the letter on his health released by his doctor; hundreds of protesters are arrested in Paris in May Day rallies; and NASA prepares to send a new probe to Mars.