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Reports of thousands of fires and a petition from a consumer advocacy group led the auto regulator to open new investigations into fires that were not sparked by a collision.

No matter who wins, Chicago will be led by an African-American woman for the first time. The free-for-all campaign has represented a sharp contrast to almost every past election in the city.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is embroiled in a political scandal involving hundreds of thousands of dollars for her self-published children’s books. She says she needs to “focus on her health.”

The president pleaded with the public to remain calm and resist violence as the country’s top “specialists, scientists and hackers” work to put an end to power, water and communications blackouts.

Doan Thi Huong will plead guilty to a lesser charge. All charges against her Indonesian co-defendant, Siti Aisyah, were unexpectedly dropped last month. North Korea very likely ordered the killing.

A study ties an estimated 4,300 premature deaths a year to the air pollution caused by corn production in the U.S. In some regions, the per-bushel health costs exceed the corn’s market price.

Bouteflika has been in power since 1999. Instead of holding an election this month to determine who will succeed the 82-year-old leader, Algeria’s government will enter a new “transition” phase.

The short chapters in Laila Lalami’s novel are narrated by a rotating cast of characters. They conjure a murder mystery, a cross-cultural romance, an immigrant saga, war stories and family dramas.

The Israeli leader and his Likud party are waging a mudslinging campaign on social media, taking a page from the prime minister’s close ally President Trump in style and substance.

A divided court ruled against a Missouri man who said that because of a rare medical condition, death by lethal injection would constitute “cruel and unusual punishment.”

The FAA says the issue that affected Southwest, Delta and other carriers has been resolved. But with hundreds of flights affected, the delays could linger.

Responding to President Trump’s tweet defending the controversial question, Steven Dillingham says his job will be “to conduct a census whether the question’s in there or if it isn’t.”

The bill would ban most types of semi-automatic guns, including those used in massacres at two mosques in March. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the proposed changes shortly after the attacks

Sunday’s local elections are widely seen as a referendum on both President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s leadership and his AK Party’s grip on power.

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti announced the news on Twitter Sunday night.

Taliban insurgents attacked the convoy of Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum on Saturday. Afghan officials said he was unharmed but at least one of his guards was killed.

Artificial intelligence is now being brought to bear on mammograms and could improve the accuracy of diagnoses. But previous computerized technology to do that didn’t live up to the hype.

The Trump administration has proposed changing food stamp rules to require able-bodied adults without children to work 20 hours or more a week or lose benefits.

While some prisoners are benefiting from reduced sentences under the First Step Act, implementation of other aspects of the law has been hit with delays.

The new era begins on May 1 with the ascension of Crown Prince Naruhito, following the 30-year “Heisei” era of Emperor Akihito.

A new incarnation of The Twilight Zone, narrated and executive produced by Jordan Peele, sees community somewhat differently from the original, but retains its sense of moral peril.

Why is the census important? How is it conducted? When does it officially start? NPR answers your questions about the upcoming national head count required by the U.S. Constitution once a decade.

There is an almost three-fold increase in the flamingo population in Mumbai, India. Rahul Khot, assistant director at the Bombay Natural History Society, tells NPR his speculations as to why.

Slovakia elected anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova Saturday evening. The environmental activist turned politician has been hailed as the “Erin Brockovich of Slovakia.”

In an interview about her book, How Safe Are We?, Janet Napolitano says “a wall is a symbol, it’s not a strategy” and that there’s no evidence Russia has stopped interfering with our election systems.

Alex Dehgan, a former State Department official who ran the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Afghanistan program, argues science diplomacy can play a key role in rebuilding the country.

Tyler and Larry have never met. But almost every day for the last few years, they get into a fight on Twitter.

Households can respond to the 2020 census in more than double the number of languages supported in 2010. But some Arab-American community leaders are worried many Arabic speakers won’t participate.

A team of scientists and veterinarians at the National Zoo artificially inseminated Mei Xiang on Thursday evening. Giant Pandas are only able to get pregnant for 24 to 72 hours each year.

Jakelin Caal Maquin was in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection when the infection led to the failure of multiple organs, according to the report.

Chinese companies are recruiting workers from home and subjecting them to harsh treatment abroad. In one case, laborers brought to the U.S. were forced to work 14-hour days without pay.

Georgia lawmakers approved a bill Friday that, if signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, will ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected in an embryo, which is typically about six weeks into a pregnancy.