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For a third day, the Texas power grid continues to strain under a deep freeze. Millions of homes and businesses are without electricity.

Democrats are strategizing on how to win back the House next year and are undertaking a publicity blitz to remind voters of their records.

On Tuesday, the 80-year-old Hollywood Foreign Press Association will hand out awards at a lavish party emceed by Jerrod Carmichael. Studios, networks, stars and publicists boycotted the 2022 ceremony.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Brandon Tsay, who disarmed the gunman at the dance hall in Monterey Park, and Chun-Yen Chen of the Asian Pacific Community Fund, about what support the AAPI community needs.

Rian Johnson's film centers on a billionaire who's invited an assortment of so-called "disrupters" to his private island for a long weekend getaway to play out a murder mystery game.

U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke returns to his ancestral village in southern China for the first time since his appointment. The Chinese-American was criticized as "a fake foreign devil who can't speak Chinese." But his humble behavior — flying economy, carrying his own bag — has won him many fans.

Taylor Swift's fans are outraged after tickets for her upcoming tour caused Ticketmaster to crash. Now lawmakers are demanding answers about the company's operations.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page about Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as House Speaker after 20 years and what's next for Democrats.

As a kid, Kazuo Ishiguro saw Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film Ikiru. "It made a terrific impact on me," the Nobel prize-winner recalls. His film Living is nominated for an Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

Highlighting the news this week: A rash of presidential candidates, including Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL); Harvard's first woman president; the Senate's efforts on Iraq; and the cold, cold weather.