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Along with his musical partner and onetime wife, Carole King, Gerry Goffin wrote such Top 40 hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Up on the Roof."

TV producer, writer, director and actor GARRY MARSHALL. He's considered a "One man Who's Who" of Television. He's written for The Lucy Show, The Danny Thomas Show, The Tonight Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Jack Parr Show, and Love American Style. He created 14 prime time sitcoms including Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, The Odd Couple. During one week in 1979, Marshall boasted four of the top five rated TV shows. As a film maker, Marshall directed Beaches, Overboard, Nothing in Common, The Flamingo Kid, Frankie and Johnny and Pretty Woman. Marshall currently appears in the sitcom Murphy Brown as a feisty network executive. His new book is Garry Marshall Wake Me When It's Funny: How to Break into Show Business and Stay There (Adams Publishing). The book is a behind the scenes look into Hollywood. The book was co-written with his daughter Lori Marshall. The forward in the book was written by Marshall's sister Actress/Director Penny Marshall. (Originally aired 8/9/95)REV: Film Critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews the new movie "The American President." It was produced and directed by Rob Reiner and stars Michael Douglas and Annette Bening. Also featured are Martin Sheen, Richard Dreyfuss and Michael J. Fox.

The new top dog at the White House is Commander Biden, a nearly 4-month-old German shepherd. Meanwhile, rescue dog Major is moving out and a cat is scheduled to arrive soon.

With an unforgettable voice, good looks and the spirituality of gospel music roots, Sam Cooke soared to the top of the pop charts. On Morning Edition, NPR's Bob Edwards reports on how Cooke bridged the gap between rock and soul to become a music legend. Hear samples of newly reissued Cooke songs and the story of Cooke's triumphant return to New York's famed Copacabana nightclub.

To kick off National Library week, the American Library Association listed its annual top 10 most challenged books. It said it faced an unprecedented number of attempts to ban to books this year.

The International Criminal Court's top prosecutor said there is "reasonable basis to believe" war crimes may have been committed in Ukraine, where eight years of conflict preceded Russia's invasion.

A top Conservative Party donor, Richard Sharp was found to have breached rules by failing to disclose a $1 million loan he helped arrange for then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The remarks come days after a top U.S. envoy was quoted saying, "Our mission is to make sure that any foreign fighter who is here, who joined ISIS from a foreign country ... they will die here."

At 18, Jean Annette Watters was recruited for the top secret British military program to decode German messages during World War II. She died Sept. 15 and was buried in Nebraska.

America's top orchestras are programming little or no music by women. Philadelphia has now included two works by female composers. A month ago it had zero.