Ruby slippers worn in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for a record $28 million Including the Dallas-based auction house’s fee, the unknown buyer will ultimately pay $32.5 million for the pair of iconic ruby slippers that were stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago. Read more on NPR

Lawsuit accuses Jay-Z of raping a 13-year-old with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in 2000 Shawn Carter, known professionally as Jay-Z, was added as a defendant on Sunday in a lawsuit first filed in October. The anonymous accuser said the assault happened at an MTV music awards after-party. Read more on NPR

Photos: See the fall of Damascus after Syrian rebels topple Assad’s regime teaser goes here Read more on NPR

Syrians ransack Assad’s private residence in Damascus after the regime’s downfall The private residence of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was ransacked after rebels took over the capital, forcing him to flee the country. Read more on NPR

Trump focuses on tariffs, not retribution, in first network TV interview President-elect Trump lays out plan for his first 100 days during interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” Read more on NPR

Cancer interrupted their school lives, but also set them on a mission Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side effect children then face. Read more on NPR

PHOTOS: Take a ride with the Elephant Response Team. And be careful! Their job is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world’s largest land animal in the town of Livingstone, Zambia. Read more on NPR

NYPD releases 2 new photos of man sought in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Late Saturday, police released two additional photos of the suspected shooter that appeared to be from a camera mounted inside a taxi. Read more on NPR

John Lithgow on having a “good ending” — on and off screen Actor John Lithgow grew up in a theater family but always wanted to be a painter. On Wild Card this week, he opens up what changed his mind. Read more on NPR

In Syria, the Assads leave a bitter legacy after a half-century of repressive rule President Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist that crushed dissent and relied on the country’s feared security forces. Read more on NPR