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Students protest near a vandalized mural of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, demanding accountability for Hasina, near Dhaka University on Monday.

Ex-Bangladesh leader demands probe into protest killings, and is named in murder case

In her first statement since fleeing Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina denied responsibility for deaths in protests that led to her ouster. A court ordered police to open a murder investigation against her.

Week in politics: Biden and foreign policy, early voting begins, do debates matter?

What the latest news from Lebanon means for President Biden's attempt to ease the conflict in the Middle East. Also, early voting is underway. Which political party has a better ground game?

Pricier Easter bunnies and eggs. Half-dipped Kit Kats. What's up with chocolate?

The price of cocoa is on a wild historic ride: It topped the all-time record before Valentine's Day and almost doubled since then, in time for Easter. The culprit is the weather.

Jeremy Allen White (left), Liza Colon-Zayas and Ebon Moss-Bachrach of The Bear at the 76th Emmy Awards in Los Angles.

Emmys 2024: 'The Bear,' 'Baby Reindeer,' 'Shōgun' win big

Eugene and Dan Levy hosted the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night. Check out the award winners marked in bold.

Robert Downey Jr. onstage at the Marvel Studios panel during Comic-Con in San Diego over the weekend.

A puzzling match made in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom

The one-time Tony Stark will soon play Marvel Comics villain Doctor Doom. The news has our pop culture critic asking: Can you imagine Robert Downey Jr. saying these Doctor Doom lines?

Almanac - Thursday August 10, 2023

As temperatures rise, weddings are using creative ways to keep guests cool

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Houston wedding planner Darryl Moore about the creative ways couples are beating the summer heat on their big days.

A farm hand carries a bucket of Kaiser Wilhelm apples after picking them from a tree at the Apfelhof Waehnert apple farm in Hoppenrade near Loewenberg, Germany.

Sound Bites: The many flavors of fall

We all know about apples. But what about guavas?

Noor Assi, 15, sits on his bed while watched by his 5-year-old sister Jenna in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Feb. 23.

One boy's story shows the impact of rising Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

After his father was killed by Israeli settlers raiding his village in the central West Bank, he says, 15-year-old Noor Assi sometimes envies other teens, but says, "I have a family to take care of."

The U.S. Surgeon General identified an epidemic of loneliness in an advisory last year. Connections across generations can help both parties.

These matchmakers connect teens and elders. The friendships benefit both sides

Groups that connect elders and teens — both in real life and online — have a new sense of urgency in the loneliness epidemic.

Almanac - Wednesday August 30, 2023

Today is The Full Sturgeon Moon!

Will Lewis, shown here in the Washington Post newsroom, was a top executive for Rupert Murdoch's British publishing wing 13 years ago. He is accused of deceiving police about why the company destroyed evidence during an investigation of phone hacking by Murdoch's papers.

Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis was accused in a London courtroom Monday of deceiving police who were investigating Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids when they were embroiled in a major scandal.

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