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The final gala meant everything was big or bigger, from the personality of the guest chef (Mario Batali) who collaborated on the menu to the size of the white tent (huge) on the South Lawn where the soiree was held, to the guest list (nearly 400 people). Tuesday's guest list included a touch of everything: celebrities, lawmakers, senior administration officials, White House staff, a larger-than-usual contingent of journalists and others, and it had the feeling of having been designed as one big final "thank you" to all. Читать дальше...

Attacking Iraqi forces are still 12 to 30 miles (20 to 50 km) from the city itself and US officials believe that Islamic State is most likely to use chemical weapons later in the campaign.

It was barely three weeks ago that Donald Trump opened the first presidential debate by asking, with faux deference, if it was OK to refer to his opponent as "Secretary … Click to Continue »

Congress on Wednesday latched on to Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's remarks that the Army had carried out "target specific, limited-calibre, counter- terrorist operations" across LoC in the past too, to "expose" the BJP and Modi government's "lie" on the recent surgical strikes.

"The Simpsons" has had a long history of political jokes in its 25 years.

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn, shown in this undated photo, will double as chairman of Mit...

Steve Inskeep talks to Filippo Grandi, the U.N.'s High Commissioner for Refugees, about whether it's safer for people to stay in Mosul as Iraqi forces try to wrest control of the city from ISIS.

A hack on the AP and its results tally could have chaos-inducing consequences.

A Durban policeman who allegedly told the family of his dead lover, a police captain, that she had committed suicide has been charged for her murder.

Unfortunately our families, created for happiness and love at times become the places of suffering and pain. What happened to this woman from Kenya due to domestic violence is unthinkable! Learn her sad story, but with kind people around us there is always hope. Her name is Jackline Mwende. The lady got badly injured by […]

ENSCHEDE - Ties Wiegman (85) is overleden. Hij schreef het standaardwerk Enschede 1940-1945. En nog veel meer.

David Greene and NPR reporter Greg Allen discuss the high stakes in Florida, and they hear from a voter in Miami, a Cuban-American mother of three, who is backing Donald Trump.

U.K. officials accepted another small group of young people from a refugee camp in the northern French port city of Calais. A French court ruled the government can proceed with demolishing the camp.

The fight to regain Mosul from ISIS could take weeks or longer. Steve Inskeep talks to retired General David Petraeus about what Iraqi forces are contending with in Iraq's second largest city.

David Greene talks to John Palys, a gay man in his 30s who is most concerned about gun control and student debt. The Pulse nightclub attack made him even more determined to back Clinton.

The U.N. envoy for Yemen is hoping that a cease-fire due to go into effect on Wednesday will last, and will lead to negotiations to end a conflict that has devastated the country.

In two decades, Subaru has gone from struggling carmaker to steady success. What changed the company's fate? An ad campaign aimed at a group of consumers other automakers were ignoring.

As part of our Divided States project, David Greene talks to Renata Sago, of member station WMFE, and Diana Font, a lifelong Republican who plans to vote for Hillary Clinton.

The Ecuadorian Embassy in London has acknowledged that it has cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's internet access. Steve Inskeep talks to "New York Times" London Bureau Chief Steven Erlanger.

David Greene talks to Robin Sussingham of member station WUSF, and to Allen Sale, who is nearing retirement and says he's voting for Trump — but that Trump wasn't his first choice for the nomination.

Avec cette photo, le photographe Mike Mezeul II a accompli quelque chose qu'il avait toujours voulu faire: pendre une photo à couper le souffle d'une coulée de lave. Mais il n'avait pas prévu d'y inclure la Lune, la Voie lactée, et un météore filant à toute vitesse au-dessus.

Vogue magazine has endorsed Hillary Clinton ahead of the US presidential election next month.

Turkey's new constitutional referendum to expand presidential powers could take place in April 2017, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy chair Hayati Yazici said Wednesday.