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World Heavy snow and rainfall kill 61, injure 110 over 3 days in Afghanistan Dozens were killed and hundreds homes destroyed, according to the country's disaster management authority, in storms impacting 15 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces. The Associated Press
World China's top general under investigation in latest military purge Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation. The Associated Press
Opinion: Mark Carney's warning and its echoes from the past When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control. Scott Simon
Weekend Listen: Seattle is changing its approach to drug enforcement, researchers are trying a new approach to fight ovarian cancer, and the Seahawks are one win away from the Super Bowl Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… The City of Seattle is putting a stronger emphasis on SERVICES for people arrested for public drug use. Researchers are trying a new approach to treating ovarian cancer, often called “the silent killer.” And a primer ahead of tomorrow’s huge NFC Championship game, where the Seattle Seahawks face off against the Los Angeles Rams Paige Browning
Television Netflix reboots 'Star Search' Netflix's "Star Search" reboot features host Anthony Anderson and judges Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jelly Roll and Chrissy Teigen. The original helped propel stars like Beyoncé and Britney Spears. Chloe Veltman
Politics Week in Politics: Trump in Davos; Longtime allies regard the U.S. with reserve President Trump announced a framework for a deal on U.S. involvement in Greenland, without details, in Switzerland this week. He also appeared increasingly infirm in Davos. Scott Simon
National Security Meteorologist Barry Brandt in Arkansas discusses the winter storm affecting much of the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon talks to KATV-TV Chief Meteorologist Barry Brandt about the winter storm's effects on Little Rock, Ark. Scott Simon
National How residents are coping as they brace for a major winter storm The fierce winter storm is predicted to bring a foot of snow, or more, and catastrophic ice and freezing rain to a huge swath of the eastern U.S. We check in on Tulsa, Okla. and how residents there are doing. Scott Simon
Why 3 Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of Trump's foreign policy Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago tells NPR's Scott Simon why he and two other Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of the Trump administration's foreign policy. Scott Simon
Sports Saturday Sports: NFL Conference championships; the Australian Open NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview conference championship weekend in the NFL. Scott Simon