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The General Services Administration plans to cut its budget in half and ramp up monitoring of staff. And, Elon Musk could help propel a NASA Mars program — or delay it for another generation.

European leaders are skeptical of President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine. And, what led Marjorie Taylor Greene to announce she will resign from Congress next year.

Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James.

Despite penguins, lions and gorillas battling for Hollywood supremacy, 2005 will go down as a box office disappointment. But NPR critic Bob Mondello says the year's films were high on quality.

Las Vegas is set to claim the title of city with the largest Ferris wheel, but not for long. New York City plans for a taller wheel, and rumors swirl that Dubai may top even that. Host Scott Simon talks to John Russick, director of Curatorial Affairs at the Chicago History Museum, about the first ever Ferris wheel, which debuted at the 1893 World Fair in Chicago.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently fired the city's police superintendent. Now, residents will get to have a say about who should lead the country's second-largest police department.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist.

Restaurant Magazine publishes its list of the top 50 restaurants worldwide. For 2005, The Fat Duck in Bray, Berks, England took top honors. The magazine chose The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif. as the best in the Americas. Restuarant surveyed a panel of more than 500 international chefs, critics and restaurateurs.

The benefits of online reviews are obvious for retailers, but what's in it for the most prolific reviewers? For Amazon's top reviewers, like Michael Erb, the benefits are tangible.

When film companies report their opening weekend box office figures, they often include what are called "previews." 'T'wasn't always thus.