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A Kenyan intelligence official says that the "high-value terrorist leader" whose residence was targeted in a Navy SEAL raid was the senior al-Shabab leader Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, alias Ikrima. Ikrima is a Kenyan of Somali descent who boasts connections to both al-Shabab in Somalia and to a Kenyan jihadist group called al-Hijra.

The most popular dog names of 2018 say a lot about our world and what we're watching. Increasingly, dogs are getting human names, but is that really a surprise since they're part of the family?

Karen O teams with Danger Mouse, Stephen Malkmus rushes the "acid frat," and The Cinematic Orchestra releases its first album in 12 years.

Hear and download songs from Parquet Courts, Waxahatchee, Courtney Barnett, San Fermin and Hanni El Khatib.

President Obama called the unnamed man "one of the most important intelligence agents that the United States has ever had in Cuba." The agent spent nearly two decades in a Cuban prison.

Also: The Supreme Court will examine gay marriage and benefits; President Obama explains his view of the 'fiscal cliff' to workers at a toy factory; one of two Powerball winners could come forward today; and a man who tattooed Mitt Romney's campaign sign on his face decides to get it removed.

Also: The Powerball jackpot drawing is tonight; managers are arrested after a Bangladeshi factory fire kills at least 100; former senator Bob Dole is hospitalized for a 'routine procedure'; and there's a winner in the Dancing With The Stars All Star Mirror Ball Competition.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with New York Times reporter Eric Lipton about the number of industry executives and lobbyists running cabinet agencies in the Trump administration.

Andriy Yermak has often been described as the second-most powerful man in Ukraine after President Zelenskyy. He resigned on Friday after anti-corruption officials raided his residence and office.

Twenty-two months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dissension and fatigue are evident among Kyiv's most senior officials. The war has reached a stalemate.