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Administration officials say that military tribunals will resume this fall for a small number of Guantanamo terror suspects, but under new rules. The detainees will have greater legal protections, though tribunals will be held for only 13 of the 241 detainees at the naval base.

Embattled Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) says he will not resign his House seat. Jefferson's Capitol Hill office was searched over the weekend as part of an FBI investigation. The government says it has videotape of the congressman accepting a bribe.

Israeli warplanes pound a Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut, killing two-dozen people, in the seventh day of Israeli air attacks. More than 200 Lebanese have been killed in the bombing campaign. The bombing is a response to Hezbollah missile attacks on Israel from Lebanon, and the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers.

Syrian rebels have gained control of a series of towns along the Syrian-Turkish border, including the northern town of Azaz. But government forces continue to launch airstrikes there. Azaz is trying to move forward, but it's largely a ghost town now, as tens of thousands of residents have fled to Turkey.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jennie Lincoln, lead Venezuela expert at the Carter Center, about widespread protests against President Maduro's claim that he won reelection. Thousands have been arrested.

It's been a great year for high-profile comics creators, producing landmark works destined for many "Best Comics of 2012" lists. But what about the lesser-known artists and their work? Glen Weldon points to outstanding works that haven't gotten the attention they deserve.

When it comes to health-care math, sometimes the numbers don’t add up for Florida Gov. Rick Scott.

As 2012 winds to a close, Glenn Weldon shares a couple of graphic novels that caught his eye this year: Drama by Raina Telgemeier and The Crackle of the Frost by Lorenzo Mattotti and Jorge Zentner. (This piece initially aired Nov. 20, 2012, on All Things Considered).

It's estimated that about 100,000 koalas remain in the wild as urbanization envelops their habitats along the Australian east coast. Although Australia recently put the marsupial as "vulnerable" on its endangered species list, advocates say the status doesn't give the animals maximum protection.

Since NPR reported on soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder at Fort Carson, more soldiers and their families have reported neglect at their bases, too. Mental health specialists who work with military families say that the problem is widespread and common.