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The alto player, one of many to be inspired by Charlie Parker, enjoyed a six-decade career as a leading bandleader and first-call sideman. He was 83.

Some 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a survey of Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and San Francisco in the past year, 46 percent of the black men surveyed at local bars and dance clubs were HIV positive.

Of the 116 police officers who were killed last year, 51 died in traffic incidents, the largest cause of death for the last 12 years, according to data. Guns, meanwhile, killed 49 officers.

Conservative candidate Francois Fillon and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen are both accused of misusing public funds. Fillon allegedly hired his wife for what was essentially a sham position.

The gossip website last week published a story about the personal life of a media executive. Following a backlash, Gawker's managing partnership voted to take the post down.

Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, joined a Baltimore-area mosque for Iftar, the evening meal during Ramadan which breaks each day's fast. He was the guest of a Muslim Marine vet.

House Democrats held leadership elections Wednesday. Nancy Pelosi was re-elected despite facing an unexpected challenge from Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan. David Greene speaks with NPR's Susan Davis.

The weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa is a perfect opportunity to revisit soothing, hearty winter foods, says celebrity chef Tanya Holland.

The dinosaur named Llukalkan aliocranianus was a predator with a menacing appearance and the ability to strike fear in its prey. Paleontologists said it roamed the Earth nearly 80 million years ago.

For NPR's series #RaceOnTech, we are meeting the diverse men and women who work in America's tech and science fields, like Mamie Parker, a fish and wildlife biologist who's a pioneer in her field.