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Robert Wayne Lee, known online as "Boopac Shakur," was killed during an argument in a Michigan restaurant. So far, there is no evidence the confrontation was a planned sting by Lee, police said.

A plan to make it easier for journalists and others to be sued is back for a second year.

"Connection Lost: The Tinder Opera" is an 11-minute video dramatizing a young man's quest for love via the popular dating app. It marks an effort to adapt a 400-year-old art form to modern media.

Friday’s funeral service was held at a church in Stonecrest, Georgia.

The Seoul summit is a follow-up to last November's summit in the U.K., where participating countries agreed to work together to contain risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.

The Justice Department has taken steps to close the so-called "gun show loophole." But there's a murky legal question: Who counts as a gun seller?

Maynor Suazo Sandoval left Honduras when he was 20 and built a new life in the U.S. He is one of the missing workers from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Pakistani, American and Italian college students responded to find ways to counter groups like ISIS, but the U.S. government's record of battling propaganda online is not a strong one.

The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.

We all know the feeling of choking under pressure—but why does this happen? Cognitive scientist Sian Beilock shares the science behind why we mess up in high-stakes situations... and how to avoid it.

The city of Sarasota on Monday declared a local state of emergency, which is a procedural step to allow emergency funding for any necessary repairs. Officials in North Port and in Fort Myers Beach met Monday morning to also declare local states of emergency.

Dozens more far-right rallies are planned across the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as police struggle to contain racist mob violence targeting immigrants, Muslims and people of color.

Lawmakers aligned with Venezuela's autocratic leader Nicolas Maduro say they will pass a bill regulating social media companies. Opponents say it is a move to repress dissent.

The reports say Pavel Durov, the co-founder and chief executive of the messaging service Telegram, was arrested and detained in France on Saturday.

Closed industrial sites are drawing new tenants: data centers, which are attracted to the ability to access bountiful and cheap electricity. But their economic impact is mixed.

Artificial intelligence tech companies are refusing to abide by internet protocol when it comes to scraping data. Their ravenous scavenging behavior is upending the basic rules of the internet.

From infidelity to drinking problems, divorce attorneys say texts have become powerful tools for undermining a spouse's credibility, and more and more divorce and custody cases are making use of them.

There are 2,666 emojis for tweeting and texting. A mosquito is not one of them. Global health campaigners are trying to change that.

Teen girls experience a lot of hate online. While parents and teachers try to address these problems from outside girl culture, teens have been coming up with their own social media solutions.

On Jan. 9, a South Florida Democratic state representative will present two bills, calling for tenant and homeowner protections to the state's Republican-dominated House.

High oil and gas prices are emerging as a big issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. Oil market analysts say recent price hikes have more to do with turmoil in the Middle East than with administration policies. Still, potential Republican candidates are trying to draw a direct line between high gas prices and President Obama.

High oil and gas prices are emerging as a big issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. Oil market analysts say recent price hikes have more to do with turmoil in the Middle East than with administration policies. Still, potential Republican candidates are trying to draw a direct line between high gas prices and President Obama.

President Obama will unveil his executive actions on immigration Thursday, but Republicans aren't waiting for the announcement to criticize the move.

Most students around the U.S. are on summer break. But school resource officers are already preparing for the year ahead. Trainings are focused on building community in order to make schools safer.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with LA Times reporter Daniel Miller about a recent spate of Lego thefts in the greater Los Angeles area.