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The Japanese company Thanko has introduced a nose hair trimmer that plugs into a smartphone. The company has already brought us an armpit fan and a pocket washing machine.

For 30 years, William Hoagland participated on the front lines of the annual battles over the federal budget as a Senate staffer. Steve Inskeep asks him about the recent government shutdown.

James became the seventh player to achieve the milestone when he hit a jumper in San Antonio with one second left in the first quarter. James' Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Spurs 114-102.

We asked teachers, professors, a psychiatrist and a technologist for their thoughts, and we heard a range of opinions on one of the most "weirdly divisive" issues in education.

Also: More controversy over a secret Congressional memo on alleged FBI violations; Sen. Tammy Duckworth announces her pregnancy; and decoding the jargon used at the Davos Economic Forum.

At least three people have been killed and 25 injured. The aid group has announced it will suspend operations in the country. NPR's Steve Inskeep talked to Jennifer Glasse, a reporter in Afghanistan.

The Israeli military says the 40-mile barrier will run along the country's border with the Gaza Strip in an effort to thwart attacks by Palestinian militants.

50 Cent agreed to accept bitcoin from people buying his Animal Ambition album. The value of those sales has now skyrocketed: The rapper's holding is worth more than $7.5 million.

The annual report is intended for the rich and powerful who gather in Davos to talk about world poverty. And it causes the Twittersphere to flare up.

An Alabama reporter says he may have located the remains of the Clotilda, the last known American slave ship, which illegally brought 110 African captives to the U.S. in 1860. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Ben Raines, reporter for AL.com, about his discovery, which has not yet been authenticated.