HBO's futuristic thriller has a whole lot of explaining to do.

An international inspection team has been waiting for nearly a week to investigate an alleged strike in Syria. Former inspectors say the delay will complicate their efforts.

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Advocates in Texas wants to help people who've been disabled by gun violence talk to lawmakers. Victims say they have a big stake in how guns are regulated.

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The Democratic National Committee laid out a legal theory about a conspiracy against the 2016 presidential election, but the case is unlikely to go anywhere.

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"The Enchanted Islands of #Ecuador – the Galápagos," were photographed by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold from aboard the International Space Station.

One of the best flagship phones of 2017 just got a massive price cut.

Some 2,600 school walkouts are planned across the country, starting at 10 a.m. in each time zone.

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Most stories about Haspel, the nominee to lead the agency, focus on her controversial role in the CIA's waterboarding program. The CIA is attempting to counter that with a biography and testimonials.

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Kensuke Koike adds nothing and takes away nothing from the portraits he alters—just rearranges the parts.

Selfies may not be cool anymore, but their spirit lives on—just as it always has.

The treatment was fast-tracked for approval, and the first person to use the drug in the US was our writer's son.

NPR correspondent Alison Kodjak's mom was admitted to the hospital for four nights after a fall. Because the hospital said she was an outpatient, Medicare wouldn't pay for her rehabilitative care.

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King Mswati III said the name change is intended to shed vestiges of the country's colonial past. In the Swazi language, eSwatini means "place of the Swazi."

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Some consumers were charged too much to extend the lock on their mortgage interest rates. Wells Fargo's mandatory insurance program also added unneeded costs and fees into borrowers' auto loans.

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A report from the National Association of Scholars takes on the reproducibility crisis in science. Not everyone views the group’s motives as pure.

Opinion: Citizens may object to their social media posts being mined by law enforcement, but the practice can keep the public safe.

Plus: Electric scooters invade American cities and Lyft goes after its carbon emissions.

This week, the precision and thunder of artistic exceptionalism were on full display. So were critics.

After nearly going bankrupt, chef Tim Ma cut costs by cooking creatively with every last bit of ingredients. Some dishes born of frugality have become favorites at his acclaimed D.C. restaurant.

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Facebook is ubiquitous, yes—but we shouldn't put it on the same regulatory plane as telecom giants.