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Still looking for a last-minute Christmas gift? A new poll finds that most people find cash or gift cards an acceptable holiday gift.

Paul Hodgkins pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing an official proceeding. He is the second person to plead guilty in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The drawing was Tuesday at 11 p.m. ET. The odds for holding the winning ticket were about 1 in 302 million.

The City of Lubbock has confirmed 33 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths as of 4:00 p.m. The total number of cases in Lubbock County is 6,885…

A jury in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho has found the leader of a white supremacist group, and his former employees are liable for more than 6-million dollars in an attack on a woman and her son outside the group's headquarters. The case involves Aryan Nations leader Richard Butler, his former chief of staff and two security guards. Noah Adams talks to NPR's Andy Bowers about the verdict and the lawsuit.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports on decision-making by state election officials across the country about which of the two Reform Party candidates to recognize on their presidential election ballots. Both Patrick Buchanan and John Hagelin claim to be the real Reform Party candidate. This dispute -- which has some 12-point-6 Million dollars in Federal funds ((ed: *NOT* "Federal matching funds")) riding alongside it -- will wind up in courts across the country before election day.

The departures of the senior vice presidents for Communications and for Human Resources, follows on the heels of strong criticism of the company's handling of the recall of nearly 2.6 million cars.

There were 357,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 6,000 from the week before.

John talks with Mike Fleeman, a correspondent for People magazine, about the verdict in the Winona Ryder trial. Ryder was convicted today of shoplifting more than $5,000 worth of merchandise from Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. The jury found Ryder guilty of felony grand theft and vandalism, but aquitted her of burglary. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 6.

Robert talks with Edward Wessex, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth, about his new project Crown and Country III. It's a 6-part series that begins airing this evening on public television. Edward Wessex wrote, produced and directed the series which explores British sites and their relation to the monarchy through the ages. (7:30) Find more information on the internet at http://www.pbs.org/whatson/press/fall/crown_city.html