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Instead of buying Time Warner for a reported $80 billion, Twenty-First Century Fox will buy back $6 billion worth of shares of its own stock.

Watch the singer and violinist who stood out from 6,000-plus entries in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Gaelynn Lea performs two of these four songs with fellow Duluth, Minn., musician Alan Sparhawk of Low.

Photojournalist JAMES NACHTWEY (KNOCKT-way). He was in Somalia in October, and photographs of his visit were the cover story in The New York Times Magazine section on December 6, 1992. Terry talks with him about his trip to Somalia: why he took the pictures he did, how he was received, why he wanted to go, etc. NACHTWEY has been awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal three times. The award is the highest honor among photographers and is given to those for the "best photographic reporting or interpretation from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise," and it entails a deliberate decision to go in harm's way. NACHTWEY is only the seond photojournalist to be given the award three times. He's been to areas of conflict in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Lebanon, the West Bank, Sudan, the Philippines, Northern Ireland and more. A book of NACHTWEY's photographs, "Deeds of War," was published in 1989 by Thames and Hudson.

Team USA scored big, rebounding after a disappointing loss to Sweden. The 6-1 win keeps alive the Americans' goal of becoming the first women's team to take Olympic gold after winning the World Cup.

2: A review of the year's best pop music with critic KEN TUCKER. He'll talk with Terry about his favorites and why: (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE REST OF THE SHOW)Top Ten Albums:1) "Odelay" by Beck2) "Black Eye" by Fluffy3) "Sheryl Crow" by Sheryl Crow4) "Diary of a Mod Housewife" by Amy Ribgy5) "House of Music" by Tony, Toni6) "Spirit" by Willie Nelson7) "First Band on the Moon" by The Cardigans8) "Just When We're Thinking It's Over" by the Cox Family9) "Grown Man" by Loudon Wainwright, III10) "Call the Doctor" by Sleater Kinney

The USDA's latest report found that nearly all major food groups are going up in price.

The flooding north of Chicago has affected some 6,800 buildings and is "unprecedented," Illinois officials said. It's expected to worsen this weekend.

Black Men in Prison: Why are so many Wisconsinites behind bars, and what are the costs?In the 2010 Census, Wisconsin had the highest percentage of…

Jacob Montgomery's apartment was destroyed last week when a tornado ripped through Washington, Ill. The Illinois Guardsman survived, but was separated from his 6-month-old pit bull named Dexter. Nine days later, something amazing happened.

The blaze north of Santa Barbara has forced as many as 6,000 people to evacuate homes and campsites. It's thought the fire began Monday at a campsite in the Los Padres National Forest. So far, more than 1,000 acres have been burned. It may be a week before the fire is contained.