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50 Years Later, Yusuf/Cat Stevens Reworks A Lost Song

The folk-pop legend returns by revisiting an early, unreleased demo. "Mary and the Little Lamb" is gentle but brightly rendered, complete with a new verse.

Orpheus Reborn With Dancers, Drums And Electric Guitar

A new video, featuring a score by Steven Mackey with Jason Treuting, retells the ancient tale of love, loss and the power of music.

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota is soon to be off-limits to drone flights.

FAA Restricts Drones Over Major U.S. Landmarks

The agency is banning unauthorized unmanned aircraft from the air over sites such as the Statue of Liberty and Hoover Dam, citing national security.

A Japanese court has ruled against the government in the largest case yet over the Fukushima nuclear disaster. In this file photo from June, plaintiffs of civil lawsuits held a rally in front of Tokyo District Court prior to the start of a criminal trial over the disaster.

Japanese Court Orders Payments To Plaintiffs Over Fukushima Disaster

It's the largest ruling of its kind over the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, totaling nearly $4.5 million.

Neko Case performs her newest album <em>Hell-On </em>live for WFUV Public Radio and NPR Music at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York.

First Listen Live: Neko Case, 'Hell-On'

Hear the singer perform her new album in its entirety — and some older favorites — live from Littlefield in Brooklyn.

Khruangbin: Tiny Desk Concert

This trio from Houston, Texas makes trance-inducing music heavily inspired by 1960s and '70s funk and soul from, of all places, Thailand.

Jerry Orbach, Angie Harmon, Sam Waterston and Jesse L. Martin, from the 1999 cast of <em>Law & Order</em>.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: The 'Law & Order' Universe

Sarah Bunting and Margaret Willison join the panel to talk about one of the most durable franchises in television history.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps off the plane as he arrives in Qatar after returning from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Monday. Tillerson paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan to meet with President Ashraf Ghani and other officials.

Tillerson Affirms Afghanistan Commitments In Unannounced Visit

In remarks delivered after landing, the secretary invited "moderate voices" within the Taliban to renounce violence. He also called on Pakistan to stop providing safe haven to terrorists.

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, (bottom); Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, middle; and U.S. astronaut Scott Tingle, above; wave prior to the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday.

Astronaut Trio Heads For Space Station To Continue Scientific Research

The astronauts from the U.S., Russia and Japan blasted off early Sunday and are scheduled to arrive on Tuesday.

Visitors enter Saudi Comic Con (SCC) which is the first event of its kind to be held in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, in February. The kingdom has also announced the reopening of cinemas after a decades-long ban.

Saudi Arabia Announces Opening Of Cinemas For First Time In 35 Years

The announcement is part of social and economic reforms undertaken by the kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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