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Pressure cookers were once a common household appliance, but they fell out of favor in the U.S. as people turned to frozen dinners and microwaves.

NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

Amy Walters is a producer for NPR based at NPR West in Los Angeles.

Adam Davidson is a contributor to Planet Money, a co-production of NPR and This American Life. He also writes the weekly "It's the Economy" column for the New York Times Magazine.

"Diet for a Small Planet" promotes a plant-centric approach to eating as being more beneficial for personal and global health.

A poll finds that 75 percent wants Congress to either leave the law alone or wait to repeal it until they have a new law. For most people, controlling high health care costs is top priority.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Eric Lach, a reporter at The New Yorker, about a new report that reveals details around Andrew Cuomo's many abuses of power.

Many spent their careers training on the mountains they'll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there.

To see how the world wastes time ... er, explores cultural phenomena ... check out some of the top videos by country from YouTube Rewind's rankings for 2017.

The results are in! St. Vincent's self-titled album was by far the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2014. On this week's show, we count down the Top 25.