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  • Christine Fox was recently named acting deputy defense secretary, making her the highest-ranking woman in Pentagon history. She talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about the Pentagon's budget challenges, her long career in defense and about inspiring Kelly McGillis' character in the movie Top Gun.
  • Lisa visits the Public Theater in New York for a rehearsal of Top Dog/Underdog a new play by Suzan-Lori Parks. The play features two guys named Lincoln and Booth who live in a claustrophobic New York apartment. It's directed by George C. Wolfe, and stars Jeffrey Wright and Don Cheadle.
  • Penny's airy vocals and the band's soft-rock jangle gently present a case for moving forward and moving on, regardless of your stage in life.
  • A half century ago, a beekeeper from New Zealand and a Sherpa from Nepal reached the top of Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. To mark next month's anniversary of the epic ascent, Peter Hillary and Jamling Norgay return to Everest to retrace their fathers' legendary footsteps.
  • Richard Neal, of Mint Hill., N.C., chronicled the storm from his point of view, which was a pretty darn good one.
  • The president is billing his new page as "a place where you can hear directly from me."
  • The two powerhouses are the most visited sites in the world, according to the U.K.'s Oxford Internet Institute.
  • The ruling amounts to an immediate ban of Facebook and Instagram in Russia, where both platforms are already blocked. WhatsApp, which is owned by the same company, is still allowed.
  • The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla became the latest tech billionaire to join the #DeleteFacebook movement, a groundswell exodus from the social media giant.
  • Facebook has banned some users known for espousing conspiracy theories and inflammatory rhetoric, among them Alex Jones and Louis Farrakhan. Washington Post reporter Tony Romm talks about the move.
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