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More than 5,000 pregnant women appear to have fallen sick with the virus. But there are no good tests for the birth defect possibly linked to this disease.

The road to the White House now turns South. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with South Carolina political scientist Scott Huffmon about what candidates from each party must do to win in his state.

Russians are viewing the U.S. airstrikes in Syria through a completely different lens. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Wall Street Journal Moscow bureau chief Nathan Hodge.

Commuters often tell Lamour Rogers that they were having a bad day until they heard his voice. He says it's in his soul to make people happy.

Scott Simon speaks with Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies of the British band Smoke Fairies, whose new album frames the holidays with chilly ambivalence.

Tess Taylor reviews a posthumous collection by Larry Levis, The Darkening Trapeze.

President Obama takes questions from reporters at the end of a conference with leaders from Asia. He's expected to be asked about the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and who he may nominate to replace him.

You might have heard about the widening income gap. You might not know there's a life expectancy gap as well. The rich are outliving the poor by a wider margin than ever before, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with co-author Gary Burtless about the study.

It's been 60 years since the Japanese musician moved to the U.S., changed the sound of the big band, and counted Oscar Peterson and Charles Mingus among her fans. It wasn't an easy road.

Nicolas Maduro is expelling most U.S. diplomats and demanding Americans secure visas to enter the country. Critics say it's an effort to draw attention from the nation's economic meltdown.