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Donald Trump Jr. tweeted images of emails regarding his 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer on Tuesday. An intermediary said he could connect Trump Jr.…

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (from left), IOC President Thomas Bach and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo raise hands Tuesday in Lausanne, Switzerland, after the IOC voted the cities can work out a deal to host the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.

IOC Expects To Award Paris And Los Angeles 2024 And 2028 Olympics

Paris and Los Angeles are the only remaining contestants for 2024 after four other cities dropped out. The committee's decision means the 2024 loser can avoid mounting an arduous new bid for 2028.

Is The Justice Department Shying Away From Prosecuting Corporations?

ProPublica reporter Jesse Eisinger says that the government undermines the notion of equity and fails to deter crime when it allows large corporations to settle lawsuits by paying fines.

According to a study by Michael Walden, North Carolina had a decrease in 'middle pay' jobs compared to the nation's increase.

The Hollowing-Out Of North Carolina’s Middle Wage Jobs

Nationally the number of people employed in middle-wage jobs rose by 6 percent between 2001 and 2015. But the numbers in North Carolina went in the...

Former Clinton Aide Responds To Trump Jr.'s Emails On Russia Meeting

President Trump's eldest son posted on Twitter Tuesday an email exchange that seems to show he entertained an offer of help from the Russian government during his father's campaign. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jennifer Palmieri, who was a top aide for the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Uwani Musa Dure, 25, is one of the scores of mostly women and children who fled Gwoza and have recently returned. She now lives at a settlement for the displaced — and is searching for family members abducted by Boko Haram.

What It's Like To Come Home After Fleeing From Boko Haram

The terrorist network seized her town in 2014. Now they're gone and she's back. But life is not the same.

A young woman wears the niqab, or full face veil, as she sits in a park in Brussels in 2010. On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights upheld Belgium's 2011 ban on wearing partial or full face veils in public.

European Court Of Human Rights Upholds Belgium's Ban On Full-Face Veils

The 2011 law, which bars wearing clothing that "partially or totally covers the face" in public, had come under fire for allegedly violating Muslim women's rights to privacy and freedom of religion.

President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 19. On Tuesday Trump Jr. released an email exchange he had about meeting with a Russian lawyer earlier that summer.

The Question Hanging Over Washington: Did Donald Trump Jr. Break The Law?

Trump Jr.'s email exchange concerning a meeting with a Russian attorney last year has raised questions about a federal law that prohibits foreign nationals from aiding U.S. political campaigns.

Christopher Wray, who has been nominated to lead the FBI, meets with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 29.

5 Questions For FBI Director Nominee Christopher Wray

The Senate Judiciary Committee and a host of human rights and civil liberties groups have questions for the president's nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Back To The Starting Line On Regulating For-Profit Colleges

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced a "regulatory reset" for predatory for-profit colleges, and students and others are speaking out in testimony.

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