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Russian athletes went one-two in the women's single figure skating competition. Alina Zagitova took gold and Evgenia Medvedeva the silver. Bradie Tennell was the top U.S. finisher in ninth.

"This was an incredible ice-dance event," Maia Shibutani said of a competition marked by high scores and high drama — and an electric program by Canadian legends Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

The recent school shootings in Florida and Maryland have focused attention on the National Rifle Association’s clout in state and federal lobbying...

Trim your hair, your beard, your blood pressure? Black men reduced one of their biggest medical risks through a novel project that shows the power of...

The House Oversight Committee had a lot of questions for the White House about security clearance procedures. The response came eight days late and was "inadequate," the committee said.

Drug legalization advocates and former prosecutors are watching the Justice Department to see how it shifts emphasis on marijuana prosecutions. Attorney General Sessions takes a hard line on the drug.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is working to wring commitments out of 55 nations to ratify the Paris Climate Change treaty.

The president's executive order greatly expanded the category of immigrants who could be deported. Advocates think this will help forge new alliances in the effort to resist his plans.

The White House is pushing back on a story that alleged it tried to pressure the FBI to discredit reports of alleged communication between the Trump campaign and Russia. The story, which was reported by CNN, says the FBI resisted those efforts.

"I told them I didn't want to make a scene about it, but my conscience wouldn't let me talk to him," says William Owens of the chance to meet President Trump. Owens' son died in a raid in Yemen.

Rep. Adam Schiff, top House Intelligence Committee Democrat, breaks with chairman Devin Nunes' decision to close some hearings in the panel's probe of President Trump's connections to Russia.

A new team is starting to take shape at the Justice Department. Among their early moves, a signal they will change the approach to major civil rights cases.

A key committee vote on Health and Human Services cabinet nominee, Rep. Tom Price, stalled Tuesday amid charges from Senate Democrats that he has misled...

Simone Biles led the star-studded U.S. women's gymnastics team Sunday night in qualifiers at the Summer Olympic games. Biles and teammate Aly Raisman will advance to the all-around competition.

To international foodies, the Rocas are rock stars of haute cuisine. This summer, they've bolted their restaurant in Spain to cook gourmet pop-up meals in five cities over five weeks.

There are 205 countries competing in Rio, many for decades, and most of them can't match Phelps' total of 23 golds.

The Georgia Democratic congressman said in an interview Friday he didn't view Trump as a "legitimate president" amid reports that Russian cyberattacks had intended to influence the elections.

Trump's pick as America's top diplomat is to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senators are expected to question former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson about his views on Russia.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to National Rural Health Association's Brock Slabach about a report that people in rural areas are more likely to die from the top causes of death than those in urban areas.

Voters chose the reform-minded president by a margin of about 20 percent over his main conservative challenger, signaling a wish to continue Rouhani's goal of greater openness with the world.