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University of Pennsylvania transgender athlete Lia Thomas competes at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in March. Her success became a focus of debate.

The world swimming body effectively bans transgender women from women's events

The decision was the latest salvo in an ongoing fight over whether trans athletes should compete according to their gender identity or their sex assigned at birth.

Patrick Lyoya's mother Dorcas Lyoya sheds tears during a news conference at the Renaissance Church of God in Christ Family Life Center in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Thursday.

An autopsy shows Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by a Michigan cop

The finding by a former medical examiner matches what was seen last week on video released by the Grand Rapids police chief. The official autopsy report hasn't been released to the public.

Rove, McClellan Signal Latest White House Changes

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove is giving up his policy portfolio and press secretary Scott McClellan is resigning, continuing a shakeup in President Bush's administration that has already yielded a new chief of staff.

Rebel Violence in Afghanistan Mounts

In southern Afghanistan, U.S. forces launched air strikes Sunday against suspected rebels. Afghan and U.S. officials fear that the Taliban -- and its al Qaeda allies -- are re-grouping as Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections this fall. Carlotta Gall of the New York Times has the latest details.

Bill Clinton on Life after the Presidency

The former president appears on Talk of the Nation to discuss his presidency, the state of modern politics, and his views on the future. He also takes questions and e-mails from listeners.

Internet Phone Firms Ordered to Ensure 911 Service

The FCC votes to require Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone companies to link their customers with 911 services. Witnesses testified at the FCC meeting about dire results when they tried to call 911 and couldn't get through.

Herman Makarenko, lead conductor for the National Opera of Ukraine.

Kyiv opera house reopens after 3 months

Ukraine's National Opera was built to celebrate Russian opera at the height of the imperial era. Performances were suspended after the war began but have recently re-started.

Players of the game <em>L.A. Noire</em> are represented by Cole Phelps (right), who has to find clues to solve a complex crime case in 1940s Los Angeles.

'L.A. Noire' Is A Video Game That's Like A Film

One of the most promising video games of the year is out this week: L.A. Noire, a detective thriller set in late-1940s Los Angeles. Playing like an interactive movie, the game often focuses on conversation instead of violence.

The special effects in Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's music helped forge a new cutting-edge style.

Calculated Instability: The Pioneering Sonatas Of C.P.E. Bach

British pianist Danny Driver uncovers the impetuous mood swings, curious key changes and whiplash stops and starts that define C.P.E. Bach's leading-edge style.

R. Crumb, a pioneer of underground comics, got his start drawing illustrations for greeting cards.

Crumb's 'Genesis,' A Sexy Breasts-And-Knuckles Affair

R. Crumb, the bespectacled, gray-bearded artist who is regarded around the world as granddaddy of underground comics, has taken on what might be his biggest subject ever: the first book of the Bible.

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