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Opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former colleagues who have fallen from favor seem to be dying at an unusual rate. Russia-watchers believe the deaths are not random.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is 81, a heavy smoker and has a history of health problems. He was elected more than a decade ago, and it's not clear how he would be replaced.

Amid calls for Donald Trump to step aside, the candidate says he'd "never withdraw." The calls to drop out come after a leaked recording of Trump has him talking about kissing and groping women.

Washington Post reporter Robert Costa speaks about his conversation Saturday with Donald Trump, who said he would not drop out of the race despite calls to withdraw.

The grito is a spontaneous burst of emotion — a shout — that is part of the mariachi tradition. Some younger Mexican-Americans are reclaiming the grito for a new generation.

GOP Sen. Pat Toomey and his Democratic opponent, Katie McGinty, are battling it out in the Philadelphia-area suburbs.

Eaton may be the best American athlete most Americans don't know. He's only in the spotlight during the Olympics, and he's trying to defend his decathlon title in Rio on Wednesday and Thursday.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to director Justin Tipping, whose debut feature film Kicks is out now. The movie focuses on a young black man living in an inner-city neighborhood in California, and the lengths he goes to retrieve his stolen vintage sneakers.

A new report suggests that 20 to 45 percent of students are at least one grade level ahead in at least one subject.

After her first Olympic gold medal in 2012, endorsements didn't follow. This time around, Shields isn't worried. "Everybody wants a tough, strong woman in their life!" she says.