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Missy Franklin set a new American record as she won gold in the 100m backstroke. Earlier in the day, Yannick Agnel of France won the 200m men's freestyle, beating a field that included American Ryan Lochte. And U.S. swimmers swept the top two spots in the men's 100m backstroke, with Matthew Grevers winning gold.

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee will meet Thursday morning to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. If approved, the full House would vote on the charge.

In Myanmar's largest city, troops appear to ease their lockdown after the largest anti-government protests in decades, as a U.N. envoy hopes for a meeting with the country's top military leader to convey the people's demands for democracy.

The semi-aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was discovered by an international team of scientists working in Niger.

Next week, Iraqis go to the polls. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ned Parker, Reuters Baghdad bureau chief, about whether Iraqis will take a stand against extremism in the parliamentary elections.

Iowa, Minnesota and other parts of the Midwest have been hit with record levels of rainfall recently. As water floods homes and businesses and threatens crops, local officials scramble to help.

The first Corvette rolled off the assembly line on this day back in 1953. And it certainly made an impression. We present a montage of the Corvette's influence on pop culture the past 60 years.

The breathtaking lack of women in the tech industry has a real effect on one of America's most important economic and innovation engines. Join our running conversation on the cultural changes at play and what to do about it.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 879 points. That's on top of Monday's drop, when the Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points.

Thousands of University of California employees went on strike Monday to start the first of a three-day protest. Their primary demand: pay increases.