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For the 14th year, Jacob was the most popular name for boys born in the U.S. Sophia topped the girls' list for the second straight year. Some other names are rising fast: Elizabeth, Liam, Arya and Major are among them.

The House has passed a bipartisan plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Senate Republicans are opposed to the measure.

The U.N.'s top envoy on Syria says diplomats have failed to agree on a date for a peace conference. Lakhdar Brahimi says he's still hoping such a meeting could take place in Geneva before the end of the year. He had been hoping it would take place this month, but the Syrian rebels aren't ready to attend, the U.S. and Russia have yet to agree on whether Iran should take part and there are many other roadblocks. Brahimi is raising the alarms about a conflict that has affected half of the population, with 6,000 people fleeing every day.

Aegon catches on to Aemond's power plays. Plus: Alicent shows symptoms of maternal instinct.

This week on Continuum, Milton Scheuermann features music from the CD The Celtic Viol II by JordiSavall (Alia VoxAVSA 9878).

New Orleans food writer Ian McNulty on why it's become harder to find open restaurants on Mondays.

Kemp's Ridleys are the most endangered sea turtle on the planet... can they lose their nickname of the "heartbreak turtle"?

It's not just Louis C.K. and Stephen Colbert who are confused about the Common Core. Get the facts here.