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Is An Iran Deal Finally At Hand?

International negotiators appear close to a deal limiting Iran's nuclear program. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Vienna.

Concerns about pollution in the waters around Rio have prompted the world sailing federation to take action ahead of next year's Olympic Games. Here, garbage is seen on Bica Beach, on the banks of the Guanabara Bay, with the Sugar Loaf mountain in background, earlier this year.

Sailing Federation Will Test Waters For Viruses In Brazil's Olympics Venues

The International Sailing Federation says the move is prompted by concerns over athletes' health and safety, after reports of raw sewage and trash in the water around Rio.

J. Russell George, Treasury inspector general for tax administration (from left), Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller and former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman before they testified to the Senate Finance Committee in 2013.

An Almost-Final Word On The IRS's Alleged Tea Party Targeting

A two-year bipartisan Senate investigation found the agency needs to cut through bureaucratic red tape and institute better communication and management.

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz trying bacon — made on a machine gun — at the end of a new video.

Ted Cruz Makes 'Mmm ... Machine-Gun Bacon'

Cruz cooking bacon on a machine gun follows a string of GOP candidates trying to stand out online by destroying a cell phone, playing Operation, and critiquing Sharknado 3.

Mexico Attorney General Says Missing Students Believed Dead

The 43 missing students were kidnapped in Iguala, Guererro. Suspects in the disappearance say the students were killed and their bodies burned in a large dump.

Residents look through the rubble of destroyed houses after a tornado in Yancheng, in China's Jiangsu province on Thursday.

Scores Of People Killed After Powerful Tornado Slams Into Eastern China

A tornado and hailstorms hit east China's Jiangsu Province, killing at least 78 people. At least 500 people were injured — 200 critically — and search and rescue efforts are ongoing.

Syracuse University Names John Wildhack New Athletics Director

Syracuse University found its next Athletic Director by looking at alumni and into sports media. John Wildhack will leave ESPN as its Executive Vice…

Officer Who Shot in Father's Day Melee Not Charged, Though Her Bullet Did Kill One Man in Crowd

An Onondaga County Grand Jury has determined a Syracuse Police Officer acted responsibly when she fired a fatal shot at an armed suspect.D-A Bill…

#MemeOfTheWeek: The New Trump/Pence Logo That's Doing ... Something

Most political logos are panned. But this one, this one's really something else.

Philippine police officers investigate after an explosion at a night market that left about 10 people dead and wounded several others in southern Davao City, Philippines, late Friday.

Deadly Explosion Hits Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's Hometown

Islamic terror group Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility for the blast that hit Davao City, where President Duterte is currently visiting. Police say 14 people were killed, and more than 60 injured.

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