Noor Ram

An existential threat was, quote, shocking.

NPR's Emily Fang reports.

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Pope Leo today called for the immediate release of 253 children and 12 teachers kidnapped Friday from a Catholic school in Nigeria.

Fifty other children who had also been abducted managed to escape and are now back with their families.

No group has claimed responsibility.

Criminal gangs in Nigeria often target schools and churches.

and hold hostages for ransom.

A sold-out crowd of more than 100,000 people attended last night's F1 race on the streets of Las Vegas.

Three drivers are still in the hunt for this year's title, with two Grand Prix weekends remaining.

NPR's H.J.

Mai has more.

Former Wake Forest basketball star Rodney Rogers has died.

He also played in the NBA for 12 years.

The NBA issued a statement that he died Friday from natural causes tied to his spinal cord injury.

He'd been paralyzed since an accident in 2008.

Rodney Rogers was 54.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Ram.

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she plans to leave Congress on January 5th.