New dietary guidelines spark debate as experts weigh benefits and risks of increased saturated fat recommendations from health professionals nationwide.

Protests escalated across Iran into a second week, as thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans took to the streets, with some setting fires.

UAE stops funding students to study in Britain, claiming fears of radicalization by Muslim Brotherhood. The nation will sponsor education elsewhere.

Security forces stormed into a hospital in Ilam, Iran, on Sunday.

Verified footage posted online showed protesters and the authorities clashing in Shiraz, a city in southern Iran.

Protesters gathered on the streets of Tehran as the demonstrations grew beyond just the shopkeepers and merchants.

Social media videos verified by The New York Times from Dec. 28 showed shopkeepers and merchants chanting in Charsou Mall in Tehran and marching out onto the street.

Heritage Foundation report warns American families "on the brink" of collapse, proposing comprehensive policy changes to reverse declining marriage rates.

Minnesota governor Tim Walz faces potential criminal charges over alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud scandal involving federal programs and welfare systems.

Six people were reportedly killed in shootings at multiple locations in Mississippi. Clay County Sheriff Scott confirms an "individual" is in custody.

Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children

Disputes among lawyers are not exactly rare, but in the case of Mr. Maduro, the captive leader of Venezuela, the stakes are high and the interested parties are many.

The past social media posts of two hires have led to a public debate about how much the new mayor is willing to tolerate.

Some members of the group are awaiting trial; some are serving short sentences. In the meantime, with little else to do, they have intense discussions about literature.

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Steve Kerr spoke out after the Minnesota ICE shooting that killed activist Renee Good, calling the incident shameful and tragic for her family and community.

The scene in Minneapolis in the days after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old mother.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Heather and Hattie Anderson, a mother and daughter from Minneapolis, about their community, immigration enforcement operations and protests.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ofelia Riquezes, human rights lawyer and professor at Florida International University, about the status of human rights under the Maduro regime in Venezuela.

Despite a close relationship with Caracas stretching back for decades, Russia has been reserved in its response to the U.S. attack on Venezuela.