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The call Friday by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani came as Human Rights Watch said ISIS militants likely executed at least 160 unarmed men when they took the city of Tikrit.

A new report from the National Academy of Sciences knocked down some pro-GMO claims, such as that they've boosted crop yields, and urged federal agencies to change the way these foods are regulated.

A new Brazilian hero isn't a soccer star, it's the prosecutor pressing the corruption case against the country's political elites. He's got a book that taps into the public's desire to clean house.

A cheating scandal has rocked the world of bridge. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Newsweek reporter John Walters to get the details.

The agency that oversees the U.S. intelligence community has released an unusual public statement ruling out the theory that the coronavirus was manmade.

Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to the administration's effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, said having a vaccine by next month was "not impossible." But a longer timetable appears more likely.

House Armed Services Committee chairman Adam Smith tells NPR that Congress was left in the dark about the hold the White House put on Ukraine aid, but lawmakers eventually got it released.

Dr. Mandy Cohen said mass gatherings like the Republican convention will be a "very big challenge" if COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the state, as they are currently.

Their highest level public meeting in years was held in China, which brokered an agreement last month.

It's unclear how the Democratic Party will move ahead now that its standard-bearer, President Biden, is stepping away from the 2024 ticket. He endorsed Vice President Harris to take over.