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Joe Fryer, NBC News' jack-of-all-trades, is his social studies class's newest celebrity

Fryer keeps busy throughout the week as the newest anchor on Saturday Today, as well as NBC News NOW, and a correspondent reporting across the network.

WATCH: Katie Couric Responds to Invasive Trans Questions

After questioning trans women Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox about their genitals on her talk show last week, Katie Couric said she wanted to air the 'teachable moment.'

Rosie to join 'The View'

Rosie O'Donnell is staging a groundbreaking return to daytime TV as she reportedly joins the opinionated roundtable of women on ABC's The View. O'Donnell would replace Meredith Vieira, who is succeeding the departing Katie Couric as cohost of NBC's The Today Show.

Palin: My Gay Friend 'Made a Choice I Would Not Have Made'

For weeks vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has referenced her close gay friends every time she's asked about her conservative stance on gay rights. Tuesday night she got a bit more specific in her second interview with Katie Couric, saying one of her best friends of 30 years is a gay woman who "made a choice that isn't a choice that I would have made."

WATCH: LBJ's Daughters Back Marriage Equality

The late president, a strong supporter of civil rights for African-Americans, was sympathetic to marginalized groups in general, say his daughters.

Laverne Cox Among Paper Magazine's Most Beautiful People

The transgender actress continues her ascent, listed alongside the likes of Abigail Breslin, Chelsea Peretti, Chris Hardwick, and 39 others in the popular indie magazine.

Have Don Lemon’s Missteps Made Him a Misfit for Morning TV?

If a morning show lacks chemistry between its anchors and doesn't coddle its audience, its ratings are doomed.

Katie Couric Interviews First Openly Transgender Boy Scout

Katie Couric and Joe Maldonado discuss the journey from being kicked out of the Boy Scouts to ultimate acceptance.

Russian Delegate Refuses to Answer Katie Couric About Gay Men in Chechnya

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova continually shut down Couric during an interview on Yahoo News when asked questions about the torture and killing of Chechen gay men.

WATCH: 'Katie' to Explore Impact of Matthew Shepard's Death

Matthew's mother, Judy Shepard, and the theater artists behind The Laramie Project will be among Katie Couric's guests Tuesday.

Couric Gone Wild

NFL Coaches, GMs Want To Know if Manti Te'o is Gay

Coaches and GMs want to know more about the Notre Dame linebacker.

In Defense of 'Gender Revolution'

The controversial National Geographic documentary taught middle America about transgender people, Elijah Nealy writes.

Katie Couric to Manti Te'o: 'Are You Gay?'

Theories about what might explain the hoax that has caught the football star in headlines brought him to his first televised interview today with Katie Couric.

WATCH: Laverne Cox on Katie, Take 2

After conducting one of the year's more cringe-worthy interviews of transgender women, Katie Couric takes a more educated approach during her most recent Laverne Cox interview.

Op-ed: Can Media Stop Focusing on Trans People's Bodies?

In interviews with Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox, Katie Couric displayed a lack of understanding of trans issues that is too common in media.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Goes Notorious on Colin Kaepernick, Calls Protests 'Dumb' 

Oh no she didn't! Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks to Yahoo's Katie Couric about the new wave of athlete protests, and she's not a fan.  

Pondering Palin's Social Agenda Pre-Debate

Gov. Sarah Palin talked abortion and LGBT issues with Katie Couric in the lead-up to Thursday's debate and arguably gave one of her stronger media appearances thus far. But her public record on social issues and how her debate performance will play remains less than clear.

Barbra Streisand Announces Surprising Duet Partner

Barbra Streisand reveals she will perform a duet with son Jason Gould during her concert in Brooklyn next month.