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Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on March 15. McCord told staff members she will be leaving next month.

Leader Of Justice Department National Security Division On The Way Out

Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord told staff this week she is leaving to pursue other opportunities. McCord has led the probe into Russian election meddling.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 7, 2023.

Putin met Wagner leader Prigozhin days after failed uprising

The Kremlin says the Russian leader met Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin and nearly three dozen of his mercenary commanders for talks in Moscow late last month.

An artist's rendering shows Tim Russert, Washington bureau chief of NBC News, testifying at the perjury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby at federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Libby's Defense to Begin Monday

The prosecution has rested at the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. The defense begins presenting its side of the story on Monday.

India's top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, center, arrives at the Parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday. India's Parliament reinstated Gandhi as a lawmaker three days after the country's top court halted his criminal defamation conviction for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname.

India's Parliament reinstates opposition leader Rahul Gandhi as a lawmaker

The reinstatement comes ahead of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Supreme Court has stayed the defamation conviction that led to Gandhi's ouster from Parliament.

<em></em>Margaret Atwood says the next big dystopian novel ought to be a newspaper serial.

What's The Next Big Dystopian Novel? Margaret Atwood Has Some Ideas

Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale landed on top of Amazon's best-seller lists this week, following other classics like 1984 and It Can't Happen Here. She has some thoughts on our next great dystopia.

Who Gets Invited To The G-20 Party?

Who gets into the G-20? We'll, it's not just the 20 biggest economies in the world, though being wealthy helps.

Admiral Crowe Dies at 82

Admiral William Crowe, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has died. He was 82. No cause of death was released. He served as the nation's top-ranking military officer under President Reagan during the waning days of the Cold War.

Key Sunni Leader Dies in Anbar Bombing

A top leader of the Sunni Arab movement that has been aligned with U.S. forces in Iraq's Anbar province was killed Thursday in a roadside bombing. Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha was founder of the Anbar Salvation Council, which joined U.S. troops fighting al-Qaida in Iraq last year.

Detroit's Big Three Want Big Bucks

Executives from Detroit's Big Three car companies met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday to ask for billions of dollars to help rescue the ailing industry. The request comes amid the worst auto sales in a quarter-century. It's unclear whether Ford, GM and Chrysler will get the answers they want.

Gustav Holst's Peerless 'Planets'

Gustav Holst evokes the astrological character of the planets in his popular symphonic suite. John Eliot Gardiner tops the list of conductors who have recorded Holst's forerunner of science-fiction soundtracks.

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