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The independent report commissioned by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton investigating the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi faulted the State Department for "systematic failures" and "grossly inadequate" security to deal with the attack. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. (Nightly News)

After being targeted by the Taliban for speaking out about women's rights, Malala Yousafzai remains in the hospital, recovering from surgery to remove a bullet from her neck. NBC's Amna Nawaz reports. (Nightly News)

An outspoken, Pakistani girl who took on the Taliban – advocating for girls to be educated, is in intensive car after a Taliban gunman boarded her school bus and shot her in the head and neck on Tuesday. NBC's Amna Nawaz reports. (Mitchell Reports)

On Friday police removed the bodies of those killed in Thursday's carnage in Minneapolis, Minn., where an ex-employee at Accent Signage Systems opened fire killing five people. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News)

Naila Bolus from Jumpstart and Jed Bennett from the Penguin Young Reader's Group talk with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about promoting literacy by getting millions of kids and their families together to read. (TODAY)

According to recently released research papers, genes are only a very small piece of what makes the body work. Much more important is the stuff in between the genes – stuff once dismissed as "junk DNA." NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)

Penn State released the findings of an internal investigation by former FBI Director Louie Freeh, which revealed how much top University officials knew about Jerry Sandusky's behavior and the failure of them to do anything about it. NBC's Michael Isikoff reports. (The Daily Rundown)

Penn State released the findings of an internal investigation by former FBI Director Louie Freeh, which revealed how much top University officials knew about Jerry Sandusky's behavior and the failure of them to do anything about it. NBC's Michael Isikoff reports. (The Daily Rundown)

NFL Combine participants put their skills on the line, especially the top cornerbacks in this year's draft class. (NBC Sports)

Republican presidential contenders are in a race against time to try to garner support before Tuesday's primary in the Sunshine state.  NBC's David Gregory reports on the latest on the fight for Florida. (TODAY)