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A songwriting duo from Paradise, Calif., wrote an ode to their hometown, destroyed in last month's Camp Fire, called "One of these days." They've just released a professionally produced version.

No injuries or significant damage was reported from the strike, but the attack is adding to concerns about the war in Gaza spilling into a larger and more complicated regional conflict.

As part of Weekend Edition's "People We Lost In 2019" series, Bill Cavender of Richmond, Va., remembers his friend Quy Pham.

We hear from Lost Patients, a podcast that tries to make sense of the U.S. mental health care system.

"Heartbreak Hotel," hit song that helped launch Elvis Presley's career in 1956, may live on, but the studio where it was recorded is gone. The building at 1525 McGavock Street in Nashville has been torn down to make way for a parking lot.

A group of mothers build shrines on the Arlington National Cemetery graves of their sons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ribbons in the trees, photographs leaning up against the stones and wind chimes keep the memories of their sons alive.

People spend a lot of money on GPS directional systems, but it turns out all they need is a cow. Researchers say cattle seem to have some kind of internal compass. They studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world. No matter which continent they're on, grazing or resting cows tend to align themselves north and south. Call it CPS: You can find your way as long as you know which end is north.

President Trump will give his first address to a joint session of Congress in his second term Tuesday night. So what can be expected?

When scientists consider the possibility of a major storm hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast, they say the ramifications could be devastating — especially for the city of New Orleans. If a Category 5 hurricane were to strike Louisiana, tens of thousands of lives could be lost. Hear how state and federal officials are working to prevent that scenario.

Hurricane Jeanne brings winds of up to 115 mph as it nears Florida's central coast, where thousands have already lost electricity. The Category 3 hurricane struck the Bahamas earlier Saturday. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and NPR's Christopher Joyce.