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Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.

An abnormally high number of people were bitten by sharks in coastal waters over the span of a day that began on July 4. Upticks in shark attacks alone are not cause for concern, an expert says.

The U.S. government and private sector are trying to solve a thorny problem. North Korean IT workers and hackers are infiltrating Fortune 500 companies to fund the regime's nuclear weapons program.

NPR is tracking elected Democrats who have weighed in on whether President Biden should remain in the race for re-election.

Candidates in Montana’s U.S. Senate race are focused on veteran issues -- as former service members could help decide the election, and control of the Senate.

The Education Department is handling record numbers of discrimination cases, including those involving disability. The backlog leaves some families waiting for help.

U.S. employers added 206,000 jobs in June — a modest slowdown from the previous month. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.1%.

The U.K. has a new government with a new prime minister as Sir Keir Starmer's Labour party sweeps to power in an historic election.

Democrats and donors wanted to see how President Biden handled unscripted questions after a disastrous debate fueled party anxiety about whether he should stay on the ticket.

Chestnut ate 57 hot dogs in five minutes, beating a team of four soldiers who downed 49 total. He not only broke his own record, but nearly tied the Coney Island winner, who ate 58 dogs in 10 minutes.