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The speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011 is eyeing a return to that post despite calls from many in her party for fresh leadership. Wednesday, both she and the president spoke of working together.

In Eric Weiner's newest book, Man Seeks God, the former NPR foreign correspondent heads around the world on a humorous and thoughtful quest for spirituality.

House Republicans want the anonymous wistleblower to appear in-person, but they have not responded to an offer to have the unnamed individual answer written questions under oath.

Without a cease-fire, Egypt can't give aid to Gazans struggling to survive. And, Biden is expected to ask Congress for money to help Israel and Ukraine.

To Lam, who oversaw police and intelligence operations at a time when rights groups say basic freedoms had been suppressed, was confirmed amid a major reshuffle of the country's top leadership.

Florence Nightingale once warned about a major cruelty inflicted on sick people: unnecessary noise. And despite advances in medicine, researchers say today's hospitals are still as noisy as bus stations. But at Johns Hopkins Hospital, engineers are trying to create some peace and quiet.

In Kenya, citizens of Indian descent have often been seen as foreigners. Now there is a movement to change that. Asians, as they are called in Kenya, want to be recognized as the country's 44th tribe.

The moderate Republican will face an important test when President Trump's impeachment trial begins in the Senate. Collins has not indicated how she plans to vote.

From member station KPBS in San Diego, Carrie Kahn reports on the Iraqi Christians who are seeking asylum in U.S Already, 75 refugees have crossed from Mexico into the U.S., and over a hundred are still waiting. Most of them sneaked out of Iraq, then spend several years in Turkey or Greece before heading to Mexico.

Also: Five oil rig workers are missing after an Oklahoma blast; Vice President Mike Pence says without changes, the U.S. will leave the Iran nuclear deal; and jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies.