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The Justice Department has abandoned its high profile foreign bribery case against businessmen in the military equipment industry after a string of mistrials and acquittals. Prosecutors have spent increasing resources to bring companies to justice under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, but their record recently has been very uneven.

The rapper previously known as Kanye West made a series of antisemitic comments, declaring "I love Jewish people, but I also love Nazis." Ye was on the show alongside white-nationalist Nick Fuentes.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions must decide whether to terminate the embattled G-man just days before he is set to collect his pension.

Cyclone Freddy is tearing its way through Southern Africa and is on track to be one of the longest lasting and strongest cyclones on record.

The unauthorized annual skateboard event attracts hundreds of spectators who cheer on skaters as they charge down steep streets surrounding Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco.

Boston has ended its bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mayor Martin Walsh said the financial risk was just too great. But the episode did inspire NPR's Scott Simon to write a poem.

The Justice Department pressured the Supreme Court on Friday to reconsider the fate of mifepristone in the U.S. The abortion pill may be dramatically limited if the court decides not to review.

Leonard Bernstein's family defends the prosthetic nose Bradley Cooper wears to portray the late conductor.

Seth Dickinson's fantasy debut lays out pages of loans, taxes and commodity trading for his imagined empires — which turns out to be a riveting backdrop for a brutal tale of loyalty and rebellion.

Brian Evenson's new collection is bookended with the bloody image of a gunshot leg; reviewer Carmen Maria Machado says these cosmically creepy tales may leave you suffering an existential crisis.