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Toys R Us plans to close or sell all U.S. stores. The chain has struggled through a bankruptcy process, facing heavy debt inherited from a 2005 buyout and intense competition from Walmart and Amazon.

The FBI says it received multiple tips about the alleged Florida school shooter but did not follow proper protocols and had to explain those failings to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

For a new word to enter the dictionary, it must meet three criteria: widespread use, sustained use and meaningful use. Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper explains the process in Word by Word.

Long-time Trump lawyer Michael Cohen admits that he paid $130,000 of his own money to adult film star Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Bloomberg columnist Tim O'Brien about Cohen, who's been called Trump's "fixer."

Police in Cambridge, Mass., had responded to calls of a naked man in the street. "Cambridge affirms that Black Lives Matter, but it must be true in practice as well," the city's mayor said.

The South African icon, who married Nelson Mandela before his imprisonment, long symbolized the struggle against apartheid. But repeated scandals tarnished her reputation.

The reported chemical attack in Syria has killed at least 42 in the Ghouta region, near the capital Damascus. The Syrian government calls the reports "fabricated."

An epic throw-down happened on Capitol Hill over the role of the federal government. The topic: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created in the wake of the financial crisis.

Republicans in Congress have released their version of a new Farm Bill. It imposes new requirements on low-income recipients of food assistance, but continues traditional subsidies for farmers.

The problem is, it's hard to prove. Journals deny it. But some academics say they've experienced it firsthand.