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López had escaped house arrest after two years and has been living at the Spanish embassy in Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro’s military forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators

The WikiLeaks founder said he did not wish to surrender himself “for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people.” The extradition case could take many months, the judge said.

The roster includes many of the stars who are familiar from previous high-profile international competition, along with a number of younger players. The tournament kicks off June 7 in Paris.

Ethical concerns aside, the genetic ingredients for human traits are so complex that editing a few embryonic genes is unlikely to have much effect — or achieve the fantasy of enhancing humans.

Pugh, a Democrat, is being investigated for an alleged “self-dealing” scheme in which she sold thousands of copies of a self-published children’s book series to entities with business before the city.

The federal government accused John Kapoor, the founder of Insys Therapeutics, and his co-defendants of running a nationwide bribery scheme that contributed to the opioid crisis.

The quarantined ship is reportedly owned and operated by the Church of Scientology. Some 300 passengers and crew are aboard.

The Trump campaign adviser and conservative pundit who came under criticism from lawmakers and economists has withdrawn his name from consideration to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.

It will be up to districts whether they want to allow teachers to be armed. Critics of the bill said it could make classrooms more dangerous to students.

The rule strengthens protections for health care providers who are unwilling to provide services like abortions. Critics say it could put women’s health in danger.

“We were appalled and disgusted by the content of these minutes, which led us to question our affiliation with an organization,” current members of Phi Psi said in a statement Tuesday night.

The House speaker commented after Attorney General William Barr refused to testify at a House Judiciary Committee hearing about the Mueller report.

The Spanish museum that purchased the artwork didn’t know it was stolen. Under Spanish law, it belongs to the museum, the judge said.

U.S. border agents improperly look for broad evidence of crimes when they search international travelers’ phones and laptops without probable cause, civil rights groups argue.

Mind Fixers, by historian Anne Harrington, takes a hard look at the ways the marketing of a new pill to treat a mental disorder can change the way the condition is defined and treated.

To help meet its ambitious climate goals, California is paying farmers to grow cover crops. The aim is to promote healthier soil that can absorb more carbon from the atmosphere.

The $10 bill is purple, contains polymers, and is vertically oriented. It features the first image of a Canadian woman on the country’s currency.

Riley Howell is credited with disrupting the campus shooting, dying in the incident but saving others’ lives. Police say they have not determined the shooter’s motive.

Robert Mueller’s report landed, but the aftershocks continue to shake Washington. The latest tremors took place in a Senate hearing on Wednesday with Attorney General William Barr.

A watchdog report says the U.S. military is no longer collecting — and therefore no longer releasing — one of the most concrete measures of the war’s progress.

The South African track star had sought to have new regulations about permissible testosterone levels in female athletes declared invalid. But Semenya says she “will once again rise above.”

The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday that could become the country’s most restrictive abortion ban. It would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy.

Until now, the only Denisovan remains came from a cave in Siberia. The new find is “much more complete,” one expert says.

Marriott’s expansion this week of its home-renting venture and Airbnb’s expansion into the hotel business show how the industries are increasingly playing in each other sandboxes.

On March 27, the special counsel told Attorney General William Barr that his public description “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance of this Office’s work and conclusions.”

The United Nations refugee agency set up a facility in Maicao near the Venezuelan border, providing help for more than 300 migrants. The facility aims to expand to meet the growing need.

The years-long crisis is boiling over, and food is in short supply. For many hungry Venezuelans, the high-fiber mango helps fill an empty, rumbling stomach.

Students across the U.S. showed us their worlds with podcasts in the first-ever NPR student contest.