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Choosing one winner from all the incredible entries NPR Music receives each year is no small feat — but this year, one songwriter gave a captivating performance that rose to the top.

Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, Vice President Harris said Russian forces have been documented committing acts of murder, sexual assault, torture and deportation.

The Houston rapper's newest hit is the 83rd song in chart history to debut at the very top of Billboard's Hot 100. More than half of the songs to achieve the feat have done so in the last five years.

For the fifth consecutive week, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem tops the Billboard 200 albums chart. But there's plenty of volatility beneath him on the chart.

After Fox News projected Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the key state of Arizona, network stars turned on their own journalists, documents made public in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit show.

For weeks, the song I Can't Wait by Hillary Duff has been in the top three on Radio Disney stations across the country, but elsewhere the song hasn't even made it to the top 50. How can this be? Some critics say that's what happens when a company controls the recording artist, the record label and the radio network. Others say it's just good marketing. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Shasta County’s recall effort succeeded where many others have failed. Also, Redding residents are urged to avoid some waterways due to ongoing toxic fuel cleanup efforts, and a new Berkeley IGS poll shows Californians are decidedly mixed on whether they approve or disapprove of the job Gov. Gavin Newsom is doing.

Dixie Fire survivors surveyed on how they feel about returning to the area. Also, the African American Family & Cultural Center (AAFCC) in Oroville is hosting a block party Saturday to celebrate Black History Month and after weeks of mild temperatures, cold weather has returned to the North State.

For some survivors of destructive wildfires in the North State, recovery is just beginning. Also, a highly contagious COVID-19 subvariant is detected in Shasta County, and an investigative reporter explores how climate change is taught in schools.

Rising gas prices and the pandemic boost e-bike popularity. Also, a new poll shows California voters support more protections for farmworkers in wildfire evacuation zones, and a state law enforcement commission held a special meeting Thursday on police misconduct.