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Across the United States, the number of cases and deaths continue to fall after a surge caused by the omicron variant.

The Greek government and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles announce an agreement to return two works currently held in the Getty's collection. The return comes after the Greek government was able to prove the two antiquities were stolen.

The new collection of nearly 100 poems does what its title says — a CD included with the book features many of the 73 authors reading their work.

John Kenneth Galbraith -- social economist, Harvard professor, diplomat -- is dead at 97. His work influenced Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson and generations of U.S. politicians. He spoke to Howard Berkes in 1999.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Kathy Emerson from Brunswick, Maine. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WMEA in Portland.)

A bill championed in the General Assembly by the UVA Innocence Project would increase compensation paid to people wrongly imprisoned by the state. And, a Virginia community college will be the first in the Commonwealth to provide housing for students.Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project's Va. News link.

The pandemic drove U.S. life expectancy down again in 2021 even though life-saving vaccines were widely available.

Guests Jeff Mason, Heidi Przybyla and Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrap up the biggest stories from around the country on the Friday News Roundup.

The funeral services industry is facing changes as a new generation prepares to take control.Fred Echols talked with Matt Busse of Cardinal News who recently wrote a story about the industry and the people who manage it.

More than 300 superdelegates across the country have yet to commit to either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. California has the most superdelegates, and nearly two dozen of them are uncommitted — about twice as many as any other state. One of them is Rep. Sam Farr.