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The final catapult launch of the F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt on July 28, 2006. The U.S. military retired the plane that year.

Airstrikes may have destroyed Iran's last F-14s, ending a long, strange saga

The F-14 was made famous in Top Gun. The U.S. sold the planes to Iran in the 1970s, only for the two countries to become enemies. Iran kept its F-14s flying for decades in the face of U.S. sanctions.

Arlene Acevedo, Aline Vasquez, Alexis Carter and Tiahna Sterling of Recap.

Tom Huizenga

The NPR classical music critic shares his favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis

The NPR Music production assistant shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Rodney Carmichael

The co-host of Louder Than a Riot shares his favorite hip-hop albums and podcasts of 2021.

Hazel Cills

The NPR Music editor shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

From left: Alizzz, Jorge Drexler, C. Tangana.

Anamaria Sayre

The NPR Music assistant producer and Alt.Latino contributor shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Fi O'Reilly

The NPR Music editorial intern shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

Dion the Wanderer, Back 'In Blue'

Singer and songwriter Dion says that his latest project was inspired by a visit to Fresh Air. The acoustic CD, Bronx in Blue, has Dion exploring the blues music he heard during his youth.

Galactic With Mr. Lif On Mountain Stage

For its latest album, the New Orleans funk band laced a new element on top of its groove-based jams: hip-hop MCs. On tour, Galactic visited Mountain Stage with one of its guest stars, Boston rapper Mr. Lif.

COMIC: How to be single

In a world that wants everyone partnered up, this comic by Meghan Keane and LA Johnson offers tips from the experts on how to find peace with singleness and live a full life on your own terms.

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