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Acclaimed author Karen Russell, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize nominated "Swamplandia!" was named a MacArthur 'Genius' today. We revisit our conversation with her about her story story collection.

In a surprise ceremony, U.S. administrator for Iraq Paul Bremer formally transfers sovereignty to Iraq's interim government two days ahead of schedule. The change in schedule is seen as a move to thwart insurgent attacks on the ceremony and show the world that Iraqis are ready to assume authority. Meanwhile, the U.S. military confirms a Marine has been taken hostage. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

The main character in his book, "True Believers," struggles with Type 1 diabetes, as does Andersen.

Author L.L. McKinney created the #PublishingPaidMe hashtag, where black and white authors are comparing their book advances. "You can now use this to fight for what you are worth," she says.

"Now we are working at full speed to approve it & make it available in the EU," said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. It would be the second vaccine to get EU authorization.

Authors such as Barbara Kingsolver and Jacqueline Woodson have pledged not to submit work to HarperCollins until the strike has resolved.

In California, a man was pulled over after police saw him weaving in and out of traffic. When they did a blood test, the only thing that came up was caffeine — drunk driving charges were dropped.

The tortoise made a run for it outside Los Angeles. It's not clear how it crept away, but once it was found, the tortoise did not lead a chase worthy of those old LA cop shows.

Sheriff deputies ordered a man in California to pull over, but he refused and kept driving. A 20 minute chase ensued — during which time the driver traveled about a mile. He was driving a tractor.

Dennis Lehane, who wrote the darkly compelling novels Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone, has lost his beloved rescue dog. The novelist describes Tessa as "immeasurably sweet." To the finder, Lehane will name a character after you in his next novel.