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Democratic candidates backed by the state's political establishment won in races for the state's open 1st congressional district and the primary for governor, beating more progressive challengers.

Speaking in Vietnam, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims "could have been handled better." U.N. investigators have said crimes against Rohingya were genocide.

After years marred by injury and scandal, golfer Tiger Woods won his first victory since 2013 at the Tour Championship in Atlanta over the weekend. It's his 80th PGA career victory.

It's not the first time that the administration has asked the Supreme Court to intercede in the appeals process.

Berta Cáceres was killed in western Honduras in 2016 and her murder brought renewed attention to the dangers environmentalists face in Central America.

The microblogging service has promised a new wave of disclosure about who uses it to advertise as the Hill continues probing the Russia imbroglio.

It seems nothing is safe from fake news this year, not even the annual astronomical event. This year's Perseid show will be at its peak Saturday night into Sunday.

A crew plans to leave Nome, Alaska Thursday and sail to the North Pole. The voyage may now be possible due to sea ice melt in the Arctic caused by climate change.

President Trump pledged in June that he was "100 percent" willing to be interviewed by the special counsel. The White House and investigators declined to comment to NPR on reports that may happen.

Wal-Mart plans to share part of its savings under the new tax law with its employees. The giant retailer announced today it is boosting its starting wage to $11 an hour and handing out bonuses to most of its employees.