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The Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars InSight lander launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, as seen from the San Gabriel Mountains more than 100 miles away, on Saturday morning. The InSight probe is the first NASA lander designed entirely to study the deep interior structure of Mars.

NASA InSight Kicks Off 6-Month Journey To Mars

The InSight Mars lander was successfully launched on Saturday morning, by an Atlas V rocket taking off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It will gather data on Mars' interior.

Work with Marty Nemko, 6/13/19: What leaders are like behind the veneer

Leaders of companies, nonprofits, and government generally have a polished demeanor but much lurks behind. That is revealed in Doris Kearns Goodwin's new…

A Puerto Rican flag waves on top of a pile of rubble as debris is removed from a main road in Guánica.

Scores Of People In Puerto Rico Remain Without Shelter, Power Days After 6.4 Quake

Some 2,000 people have been displaced, according to one humanitarian group's estimate. But there are hopeful signs. Puerto Rico's utility says roughly 80% of its customers have their electricity back.

Also: Kenya's president takes the oath of office for a second term; President Trump will visit Capitol Hill today; and the Bali volcano keeps erupting.

Also: Moist Mediterranean air triggered a freak storm in India; Volkswagen's former CEO is indicted over an emission testing scandal; and there's been a deadly shooting at a Nashville mall.

Journalists gather around an Indian police vehicle carrying seven people accused in the 2018 rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Six men were convicted and one was acquitted on Monday. Another suspect will be tried in juvenile court.

Indian Court Convicts 6 Men In Rape And Murder Of 8-Year-Old Girl

Three of the men were sentenced to life, while the other three were given five-year prison terms for their roles in the January 2018 crime that horrified the country and sparked nationwide protests.

Also: President Trump meets Nigeria's leader in Washington; a report says Dr. Ronny Jackson won't return as White House doctor; and a toxic caterpillar causes breathing problems and rashes in London.

Forensic personnel load the corpse of a man into a van, after he was executed at a shopping mall in Acapulco, Mexico, on April 24, 2018. A new report recorded more than 33,000 homicides in 2018, making it the country's deadliest on record.

Mexico Reports Highest Ever Homicide Rate In 2018, Tops 33,000 Investigations

The grim news was expected as the number of open homicide cases continued to climb month after month, making the last 12 months the deadliest on record — an average of 91 deaths per day.

Also: Earthquake survivors are desperate for aid in Iran; California school officials protected kids from a shooter by locking down the school; and baseball names its Managers of the Year.

Actress Millie Bobby Brown plays Eleven in the Netflix series <em>Stranger Things 2. </em>

'Stranger Things 2' Creators Wanted A Sequel That Topped The Original

Brothers Ross and Matt Duffer return to the fictional town of Hawkins, Ind., for the second season of their Neflix series. "We wanted to scale it up a little bit," Matt says of Stranger Things 2.

Pack Your Bags And Your Books For 6 Literary Journeys With Nancy Pearl

The latest stack of books from our go-to librarian will transport you to Newfoundland, New Orleans, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Massachusetts, and the British Isles.

People look at a display of Lego creations at Hamleys toy store during its grand opening in Beijing last year. Exports remain strong for China, but consumption now accounts for 80 percent of the economy's growth.

China's Quarterly Growth Comes In (Again) At 6.8 Percent

China is hoping for a balance between its desire for an economy based more on consumption while at the same time trying to rein in rapidly increasing household debt.

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