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Energy Secretary Rick Perry had called for the study that says that a grid reliability problem could develop if more coal and nuclear power plants shut down.

Coal, Nuclear Power Would Benefit From Energy Department's Power Grid Study

A controversial Energy Department report says the U.S. power grid could become less reliable if too much electricity comes from renewable energy and natural gas. Environmentalists doubt the report.

Bernard Pomerance, playwright of "The Elephant Man," in New York in 1979, the year the play debuted.

Bernard Pomerance, Playwright Of 'The Elephant Man,' Has Died

Pomerance wrote the Tony Award-winning play about the life of a very deformed man in Victorian England. It has been played hundreds of times, attracting top actors for the central role.

Iraqis inspect the scene of a Sunday car bomb attack at a Baghdad market.

Baghdad Rocked By A Spate Of Suicide Bombings In Shiite Areas

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for one attack, and several other bombings followed across the city. The attacks continue an especially bloody week in the Iraqi capital.

LISTEN: Before Obama Was President, In His Own Words On NPR

NPR listeners first heard Barack Obama in the 1990s before he became a politician. Here are some of his earliest appearances as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review and as an activist.

Trump Launches Asia Trip With A Warning To North Korea

President Trump met with U.S. and Japanese troops and golfed with Japan's prime minister on the first day of his five-country Asia tour.

Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces and other U.S.-backed troops have been preparing to take control of Raqqa for months.

U.S.-Backed Fighters Begin Offensive To Push ISIS From Its 'Capital'

Raqqa is the most important stronghold for the militant group in Syria and fell under its control in 2014. This offensive is expected to be difficult and is seen as pivotal in the fight against ISIS.

A rocket designed to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Tuesday. The Pentagon says it shot down a mock warhead over the Pacific in a success for the U.S. missile defense program.

Wary Of North Korea, U.S. Destroys Mock Warhead Over The Pacific

The Pentagon says its interceptor shot down a missile similar to the type that North Korea could someday use to threaten the United States.

Thelonious Monk's new album,<em> Les Liaisons Dangereuses, </em>Comes out May 19.

Songs We Love: Thelonious Monk, 'Pannonica (Quartet)'

Monk only lent his talents to the film world once, and the soundtrack is finally being released in time for Record Store Day. Here he paints one of his classic ballads in darker tones.

For next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea, NBC will broadcast the action live to American TV audiences from the Gangneung Curling Centre and other venues.

The Olympics' TV Time-Delay Is Going Away, NBC Says

For next year's Winter Olympics, NBC will broadcast live programming across the U.S., ending the network's decades-old strategy of delaying coverage across American time zones.

This long-exposure photograph taken on April 23, 2015, on Earth Day, shows Lyrids meteors shower passing near the Milky Way in the clear night sky of Thanlyin, Myanmar.

Lights Off, Blankets Out: Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Conditions on Friday night and before dawn on Saturday should be ideal for spotting the streaks of space debris — leftover particles from a comet that was last seen in 1861.

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