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Nicaragua's tiny independent press is in the crosshairs of the government's crackdown on protests against president Daniel Ortega.

A grand jury investigation into clergy sex abuse in six dioceses in the state is to be release Tuesday. More than 300 priests who sexually abused minors, or tried to cover up the abuse, may be named.

The same river that Louisville uses as a drinking water source also receives discharges from coal power plants, raw sewage and trash from the cities that…

As the weekend begins in Jerusalem, the region is bracing for protests in reaction to President Trump's change in U.S. policy.

Iraqi forces have launched an operation to take Kurdish-held oil fields and a military base near Kirkuk. Rachel Martin speaks with reporter Fazel Hawramy in Iraq.

Update: Kentucky Rep. Dan Johnson committed suicide on Wednesday. Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear said that the state House of Representatives…

Unpaid bills have been piling up in Illinois since 2015. A deal that included a tax hike was vetoed by Gov. Bruce Rauner this week. Then a powdery substance at the Capitol caused even more delays.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Matthias Verbergt, Brussels reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about the criminal records of the Brussels bombers.

Bob Dole, a former GOP senator and presidential candidate, has been working as a foreign agent for the government of Taiwan, according to disclosure documents filed with the Justice Department. The filing shows that the World War II hero, now acting as a lobbyist with the Washington law firm Alston & Bird, coordinated with Trump's campaign and his transition team to set up meetings between Trump's advisers and Taiwan officials.

According to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people age 65 and older who are getting the flu jumped sharply in the last week or so. But even though 48 states are reporting widespread activity, the agency says there are signs the flu may be easing in some parts of the country.