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Pakistan's top female squash player used to disguise herself as a boy, to avoid possible Taliban retribution. When her secret was revealed, she faced a terrible choice. Host Scott Simon talks with Maria Toorpakai and her coach, former squash world champion Jonathon Power.

Spending less and saving more are usually at the top of peoples' New Year's resolutions. For Tell Me More's 'Money Coach' series, host Michel Martin talks with Mark Di Vincenzo, author of 'Buy Shoes On Wednesday and Tweet at Four.' He says the trick to getting a good deal is knowing when to shop.

Some pro-Trump news outlets are singling out federal employees and accusing them of trying to sabotage the president. The targets have often worked for decades in government outside of the spotlight.

The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke remotely during a unique Senate health committee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump's impeachment and the Mueller investigation were the top news stories in 2019. We go over other stories from 2019 that deserve a second look.

Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and one of four negotiators of the bipartisan border security compromise measure.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief medical adviser and the U.S.'s top infectious disease expert, about the latest on the pandemic and current state of vaccinations.

Sixty-two percent approve of the job the president is doing handling the pandemic, but he gets a lower 49% overall job approval rating, signaling potentially tough legislative fights ahead.

Regan is the top environmental regulator for North Carolina. He would be first African American man to run the EPA, and he would oversee much of the federal government's response to climate change.

A federal judge ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump bias, saying he caused "self-censorship and the chilling of First Amendment expression."