Laura Wagner
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The victims included Iranians who were returning from a major religious pilgrimage in the Iraqi city of Karbala. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
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At least 74 workers were killed when the platform at a power plant collapsed in the eastern Jiangxi province.
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In interviews with the Wall Street Journal, Baylor University regents said 17 women reported "sexual or domestic assaults involving 19 players, including four alleged gang rapes."
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Critics called on FBI Director James Comey to be more transparent about the new email investigation, which he announced just days before the general election.
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The bombs were detonated by suspected suicide bombers linked to extremist group Boko Haram.
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The court said it will hear the case of a Virginia school board that wants to prevent a transgender teen from using the boys' bathroom. The justices are expected to hear arguments sometime next year.
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President Rodrigo Duterte, who once called President Obama a "son of a whore," says God told him to stop cursing.
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Nearly a year after Mikhail Lesin was found dead in a Washington, D.C., hotel, U.S. authorities say he died of blunt force injuries and that "acute ethanol intoxication" was a contributory cause.
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The Internet is sad about the end of Vine. Here are some adorable animal Vines to cheer you up.
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Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.
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Mary Fallin's office released a statement, touting her anti-abortion credentials but saying the bill was "vague and would not withstand a criminal constitutional legal challenge."
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Three crocodiles captured near Miami in 2009, 2011 and 2014 are indeed Nile crocodiles. They are bigger and far more aggressive than the American crocodiles that are native to the Florida Everglades.