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The attorney general might be the first member of the Cabinet to talk with investigators in the special counsel's office as they investigate potential criminal conduct.

Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong-based bookseller with Swedish citizenship, was on a train to Beijing for medical treatment when police detained him. Now, Swedish authorities are demanding answers.

The two students shot to death were 15 years old. Twelve additional people had gunshot wounds, while five suffered other kinds of injuries. Authorities have arrested a 15-year-old student.

The missile warning hit phones at 8:07 a.m. in Hawaii. David Ige didn't tweet a correction until 8:24. One reason for the wait: "I don't know my Twitter account log-ons and the passwords," he said.

The Children's Health Insurance Program drew bipartisan support for two decades. After brinkmanship over the federal budget, an agreement to end the shutdown has assured CHIP funding for six years.

In a setback for Rupert Murdoch family, British regulators said the planned $15 billion takeover of Sky was not in the public interest and would be blocked unless there is a way to prevent the tycoon from influencing the network's news output.

The Oscar Nominations have arrived. NPR's Linda Holmes and Bob Mondello discuss the whys and wherefores behind both surprises and snubs from this year's contenders.

A 7.9 earthquake off the coast of Alaska triggered a tsunami watch that stretched from Washington to California early Tuesday morning. But many coastal...

The landslide on Rattlesnake Ridge outside of Yakima, Washington, is turning into a slow grind. The land is moving at a constant 1.7 feet per week.

The Japanese company Thanko has introduced a nose hair trimmer that plugs into a smartphone. The company has already brought us an armpit fan and a pocket washing machine.