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WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, CONTINUE AN ANNUAL TRADITION OF TALKING ABOUT THE YEAR'S TOP STORIES.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports five contenders are vying to replace International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is stepping down after two tumultuous decades at the top.

Al's Magic Shop, a Washington, D.C., institution for several decades, is closing shop. Proprieter Al Cohen is revered by the world's top magicians as the greatest demonstrator of magic tricks alive.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

This month's issue of Spy magazine features a survey of the orst places to live in the U-S. Liane and Spy editor Lance Gould (goold) iscuss why the magazine put Texas at the top of the list.

Storyteller Kevin Kling is among the Minnesota football fans disappointed by the humiliating loss of the Vikings to the New York Giants last week. It reminded Kling of the time Minnesota came out on top.

Two GOP nominees are rejected from a panel set to probe the Capitol riot. States reach a $26 billion national opioid settlement. Maria Taylor is leaving ESPN after a colleague's remark about race.

From NPR's yearly reading list, Books We Love, we hear suggestions for four memoirs that are well worth your time.

Only 7 percent of the nation's hospitals assessed by Medicare were good enough to win 5-star ratings. The government used patient reviews to come up with the grades.

NPR's A Martínez speaks with Ben LaBolt, White House communications director, about Tuesday afternoon's debt limit talks at the White House between President Biden and congressional leaders.