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The White House is contradicting earlier reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to conduct a secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September. The strike, which killed two remaining survivors from the first offense, has drawn scrutiny from both sides of the aisle. NPR's Tom Bowman joins us.

Kacky Walton talked with Monica Sanchez, Artistic Director of Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group (CBTG), about "Tía Pancha: A Christmas Story" on stage at TheatreWorks@TheEvergreen, Friday, December 5, through Sunday, December 14.

Steve Cropper, one of the seminal figures from the Stax Records era and an icon of American soul music, has died at age 84.

Featured: Cazateatro presents A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens but with a Latin twist; An evening filled with holiday lights and festive activities at Crosstown Concourse

As year-end approaches, we often get questions about making charitable gifts using Qualified Charitable Distributions, or QCDs. A QCD allows individuals aged 70½ or older to donate directly from their IRA to a charity, avoiding taxes on the donated amount.

Kacky Walton spoke with Rick Durand of the Bartlett Art Association (BAA) about their Holiday Showcase, now on view at WKNO’s Gallery 1091, through Friday, December 26.

Efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine have continued this week, but Russia expert Fiona Hill said she doesn’t see any big changes on the immediate horizon. Hill, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who served in the first Trump administration as a Russia expert, explains more and talks about why Russia and China are keeping an eye on President Trump’s boat strikes in the Caribbean.

Kacky Walton spoke with Bruce Newman, producer of "Acoustic Sunday Live — The Concert to Protect Our Aquifer," an event uniting nationally known and local blues and Americana artists in support of protecting, conserving, and responsibly managing the Memphis Sand Aquifer.

Ballet Memphis’ annual production of "The Nutcracker" opens at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m., with additional performances on Saturday, December 13, and Sunday, December 14.

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