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In 2000, the muscular, 6-feet-10-inch NBA star was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening kidney disease. Alonzo Mourning made a full recovery following a transplant. Now, he's written a memoir about the obstacles he had to overcome on the road back to the NBA.

The win, his fourth at the U.S. Open, puts him just one Grand Slam behind Roger Federer for the all-time men's singles record. But to do it, Nadal had to fend off a furious rally from Daniil Medvedev.

Jury selection for Steve Bannon's contempt trial began Monday. The former adviser to Donald Trump is being accused of contempt of Congress.

Bannon had refused to testify or produce documents for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. His lawyers say he just made a mistake about the subpoena dates

Ben E. King was the lead singer of The Drifters, and later went solo with such hits as "Stand By Me" and "Spanish Harlem." He died 2015. Originally broadcast in 1988.

The crooner sang lead for the Drifters and became famous for the classic hit "Stand By Me." King died April 30th. Fresh Air remembers him with this interview. Originally broadcast in 1988.

Grandmaster Flash was one of the first DJs to make successful records. In 2002, he spoke to Fresh Air about how he discovered that he could use turntables as instruments.

The company announced earlier this year that it's planning to pour $6 billion into original programming in 2016.

The new president of the United States will be forced to govern without a clear mandate or a sympathetic Congress. Whoever he is, that person will have to call on his power of persuasion and courage of conviction - two of the qualities that define what Dr. Robert Coles calls Moral Leadership. Liane speaks with Dr. Coles, Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Humanities at the Harvard University Medical School and author of the new book, Lives of Moral Leadership. (6:30) { NOTE: Lives of Moral Leadership is published by Random House, ISBN # 0-375-50108-8}

NPR' s John Ydstie reports President Bush unveiled his budget blueprint today. The $1.9 trillion budget allows overall discretionary spending to rise by 4 percent, but calls for deep cuts in some programs and the elimination of others. At a briefing this morning, budget officials reiterated the administration's position that projected surpluses leave plenty of room to both boost spending on some programs while cutting taxes by $1.6 trillion over six years.