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Gen. Zhang Yang, a former head of the powerful Central Military Commission's political work department, hanged himself at his home in Beijing last week, state media said.

Palestinian politician Saeb Erekat is in critical but stable condition in Hadassah Hospital, where he has been moved after reportedly testing positive for coronavirus earlier this month.

Members of the Buffalo community grieving loved ones organized an evening vigil that honored the shooting victims while combining stirring gospel music and calls to action.

World champion golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and booked into jail in Louisville, Kentucky, Friday morning for not following police commands after a traffic fatality near a golf course.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco dealt a blow yesterday to Napster, the popular online music-trading software. The court upheld a lower court's ruling that Napster's role in facilitating music-swapping contributes to copyright infringement, even though Napster does not profit from the transactions. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

The Federal Trade Commission today rejected the proposed merger of office supply rivals Staples and Office Depot. The FTC decided to seek an injuction that would prevent the $4.9 billion transaction from proceeding. The FTC says the merger would hurt competition in the growing market for office supplies. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Ambassador Reyna Torres Mendivil discussed U.S.-Mexico relations in Peoria on Wednesday.

Germany has asked the CIA station chief in Berlin to leave the country. This comes as two Germans are under investigation for spying for the U.S. in Germany. While tensions between the allies are high, both countries are trying not to strain relations too far.

A Pew Research Center poll finds generational differences in how American Jews view the Israel-Hamas war. Rabbi Aaron Potek tells NPR's Leila Fadel about his community's struggles.

When Barbie brought close to $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office, it became one of the only female-dominated movies among the top-grossing films of all time.