Wall Street retreated on Friday but not enough to erase gains for the week.
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United Parcel Service said it used a drone to deliver medicine to an island near Boston, jumping into a race with competitors such as Amazon.com to test drone delivery inside the U.S.
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New York's governor says he had "no idea" about the alleged bribery and bid-rigging that prompted criminal charges against a former top adviser, a university leader and six other people. Democrat Andrew Cuomo (KWOH'-moh) said in Buffalo on Friday he found the allegations contained in a federal criminal complaint "breathtaking." Federal prosecutors say the charges stem from bribery and bid-rigging related to lucrative state contracts, including ones for upstate jobs initiatives launched by Cuomo called the Buffalo Billion. Читать дальше...
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has joined the people urging Charlotte, North Carolina, police to release their footage of the killing of Keith Scott, the 43-year-old black man who was shot by officers on Tuesday.
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Warplanes blasted the rebel-held section of the Syrian city of Aleppo, marking a clear failure of Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to resurrect a cease-fire. Syria declared plans to fully recapture the city.
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with former police officer Seth Stoughton, now a professor at the University of South Carolina, about whether police departments should release videos of police shootings.
One of the few coaches in the Olympic Hall of Fame has died. Ed Temple coached sprinter Wilma Rudolph and the legendary Tigerbelles of Tennessee State University.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have starkly different views on energy policies. We hear from the people who are advising the candidates on everything from clean energy to fracking.
In Charlotte, N.C., there are renewed calls to release video that shows Tuesday's fatal shooting of a black man by police. The family of Keith Lamont Scott saw it for the first time and asked for it be shown publicly.
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution. They discuss reaction to the police shooting in Charlotte, N.C., and look ahead to the presidential debate next week.
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to co-directors and husband and wife duo, Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, about their documentary, Audrie & Daisy. The documentary addresses the sexual assault — and ensuing social media shaming — of two high school girls.
For many voters, 2016 seems like an unusual election compared to what they've seen in past years. For the youngest voters this year, it's the only one they've participated in.
Syria is unleashing its air power on rebel-held Aleppo, saying it will reclaim all of the embattled city. A target of the air assault appears to be the White Helmets — the volunteer rescue group that works in the opposition area and has been talked about as a contender for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Many economists say stronger growth is a reliable path toward boosting opportunity. But they also agree that many Americans are not ready to face the trade-offs that come with a more dynamic economy.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, strike very different tones on the campaign trail.
Classes begin next week at the University of Chicago, which sent out a letter last month to incoming freshmen criticizing safe spaces and trigger warnings. NPR talks to two of these freshmen.
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Preston extend Wigan's winless run to seven league games as Jordan Hugill's early goal settles their north west derby.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Sioux City man to life in prison for the shooting death of a man in the western Iowa city of Sloan.
Ulster move top of the Pro12 with a superb victory over a brave Glasgow in a brutal contest at Scotstoun.
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Editor's note: A bit more than two months ago, Sen. Ted Cruz shocked the political world by refusing to endorse the Republican Party's presidential nominee, Donald Trump, at the GOP convention.
He abruptly reversed course on Friday, saying he would vote for Trump.
What follows is a story from July 21, the day after Cruz's RNC speech, when he defended his decision at the time to tell his supporters to "vote your conscience" in November.
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NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes closed moderately lower on Friday following three days of gains. Several technology stocks traded heavily, including Yahoo, Twitter and Facebook. Energy stocks fell along with a steep decline in the price of oil. On Friday: The Dow Jones industrial average lost 131.01 points, or 0.7 percent, to 18,261.45. The
