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Libra will be controlled by a nonprofit group in which Facebook will share responsibilities with companies ranging from Mastercard and PayPal to Uber and eBay.

Daniel Brook has written a book that goes a long way toward injecting thoughtfulness into popular notions of the history of race and racism in America but doesn’t delve far enough into class conflict.

Districts are supposed to tell the government how often students are held or detained. But a new report says those numbers are so inaccurate, there’s no way of knowing the prevalence of these methods.

The administration is seeking to ramp up deportation, focusing on those who have skipped court hearings.

Just four years ago, Platini was the powerful head of Europe’s football association and was seen as the heir apparent to Sepp Blatter.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s debut novel seems like a Portnoy-esque tale of a lovable lout, but halfway through, the story shakes itself up and reorients itself in a completely different direction.

Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese citizen, was recently released from Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, where he served nearly four years.

Jonathan Aledda testified that he did not intend to shoot Charles Kinsey, a caregiver for an autistic man who the officer says he mistakenly thought was armed.

A new Texas law says hospitals and insurers will have to work it out when they can’t agree on a price — instead of sending huge unexpected bills to patients.

President Trump filed official paperwork to run for a second term on Inauguration Day. Since then, he’s held dozens of rallies, but his campaign says Tuesday’s event in Florida will be “historic.”

Cities, states, businesses and electric utilities are setting ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But it’s not clear exactly how they’ll do that or whether it will actually work.

Authorities identified the gunman as a 22-year-old Army veteran. Police have not released a motive for the shooting in which no one else was injured.

The shots set off a panicked stampede at a gathering to honor the NBA champs. None of the injuries was life threatening and police quickly apprehended three suspects.

The announcement comes after Iran said it would surpass limits on its uranium stockpiles as set by a landmark international agreement. The Pentagon insisted it is not seeking a war with Iran.

A fourth man was involved in the 1965 attack on civil rights worker and minister James Reeb, but that man was never identified or charged in Reeb’s murder, an NPR investigation revealed.

The storied magazine was sold last month. And now editorial control of the 65-year-old magazine has been licensed to TheMaven, a digital outfit that is bringing in a controversial CEO.

The court decided four cases Monday, and three defied the usual ideological fissures.

Many users now mix opioids with stimulants such as meth and cocaine. Researchers say efforts to get doctors to reduce opioid prescriptions may have driven some users to buy meth on the street instead.

The leaders are scheduled to meet on Thursday, according to Chinese and North Korean news agencies. The visit comes after stalled negotiations with President Trump.

The ousted leader asked to speak in court, according to the public prosecutor. After speaking, Morsi reportedly fell to the ground and died before he arrived at the hospital.

The deal puts the auction house, which was founded in 1744, on a path to becoming a private company again.

Eleven legislative districts in Virginia were declared to be sorted by race and were redrawn. The court’s decision Monday left that in place.

Contract and salary negotiations between musicians and management have stalled, leaving BSO players picketing outside their concert hall.

“Hello world and hello freedom,” said the activist, who served a month on a contempt of court charge. Wong called on Hong Kong’s leader to resign after protests over a controversial extradition bill.

Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a “natural” plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in the early days.

Bucking generations of tradition, some Neapolitan pizzaiolis are experimenting with new ideas, bolstered by a new flour that creates a charred, puffier and lighter crust. And the trend is catching on.

A service called neuromonitoring can cut the risk of nerve damage during delicate surgery. But some patients are receiving large bills they didn’t expect.

The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.

Sandra Torres, who is now divorced from former President Álvaro Colom, is leading a field of nearly 20 candidates. She has promised to invest heavily in health care, education and agriculture.

A candidate from beleaguered Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union wins a convincing victory over the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the country’s conservative east.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledges to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil route where the two tankers were hit.

A group of around 30 people wearing hardhats gathered for Mass in the cathedral on Saturday, exactly two months after a severe fire. The service was not open to the public.

Ahead of the Paris Air Show, Dennis Muilenburg concedes his company did not give enough information about a malfunctioning safety light.

They won before a sell-out crowd in Paris on Sunday. It was a gem of a game for the team, which controlled play from the beginning with crisp and precise passes. The win assures the U.S. will advance.

Viral footage of the incident captured by bystanders has already prompted an internal police probe, a $10 million civil rights claim and a chorus of fury on social media.