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In Baghdad, a senior police commander and four officers are arrested in connection with Tuesday morning's kidnappings at the Higher Education Ministry building. Most of the hostages seized have reportedly been released. Officials say both Shiites and Sunnis were among those seized, but some witnesses say only Shiites were targeted.

The meeting is the highest level of contact between the two nations since the discovery of a Chinese balloon in U.S. airspace at the beginning of this month.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler said he was "deeply disturbed" that the identity of a man who met with Trump campaign officials in 2016 to gather intelligence on Russian interference was learned by reporters.

Donald Trump often misrepresents what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, even referring to convicted rioters as "hostages.

School spirit at Penn State was dealt another blow Saturday when it lost its last home game of the football season to Nebraska. The loss comes just days after the firing of the university's iconic head coach Joe Paterno and the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on 40 counts of abusing young boys. NPR's Jeff Brady reports on the game's aftermath.

Health officials are raising awareness of preventive allergy measures after city is named the top "Allergy Capital" in the country

Matthew Dear's "Deserter" sounds like a gem plucked from a compilation of early-'80s European synth-pop. His emotionless voice serves Dear's chilly new-wave perfectly, just as the song serves as an ideal introduction to his new album's icy pop excellence.

Several of the most senior House Democrats on defense issues lost their seats last week. That could make it trickier for President Obama to get his military agenda through Congress.

In a dramatic playoff on Sunday, McIlroy defeated Justin Rose to win all four major titles in golf, joining the esteemed ranks of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

This year has yielded a bumper crop of cookbooks for the farmers market regular. Food writer T. Susan Chang has sorted through this bounty to come up with an armload of recommendations — as well as a score of great summer recipes — for the locavore in your life.