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Israel has carried out air strikes in Iran, killing two top Iranian military leaders. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.S. forces were not involved in the attack.

President Trump canceled a meeting to discuss government funding with top Democrats in Congress, leaving no clear path to avoiding a government shutdown next week.

A group of journalists were allowed to tour a weapons laboratory deep underground in Frenchman Flat, Nevada. NPR's science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel was among them.

CEO Sam Haskell and board chair Lynn Weidner are stepping down under pressure regarding emails that contained crude language disparaging former pageant winners were published by HuffPoston Thursday.

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.

Taylor Swift has claimed all of the Billboard Hot 100's top ten spots. She is the first artist to do so in the history of the song chart.

The U.S. Army is about to have tighter restrictions on tattoos for new recruits and for current soldiers. Visible tattoos, ones below the knees, below the elbows, or above the neckline will not be permitted for enlistees, but soldiers with these kinds of tattoos are grandfathered in. Soldier will have to pay to have tattoos that are deemed racist, sexist, or extremist removed. Melissa Block speaks with Josh Smith, the Afghanistan correspondent for Stars and Stripes for more details.

Vice U.K. writer Oobah Butler created a fake restaurant that became the hottest eatery in London on TripAdvisor. He tells NPR's Scott Simon about how he executed his prank.

Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, became emotional Sunday, calling the president's travel ban "un-American." The president took aim at him in an unusual moment and questioned his sincerity.

Soccer fans are strutting in Afghanistan today, after their national team defeated neighboring Pakistan in a friendly match sponsored by FIFA, soccer's governing body. Before Tuesday's match in Kabul, the two teams had not played each other in more than 30 years.