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NBA Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo came from Kinshasa intending to become a doctor. Instead, he became one of basketball's most colorful characters famous for wagging his finger at opponents.

President Trump is meeting with a range of world leaders, from the prime minister of the U.K. to the president of China, on the second day of the G-20 summit in Germany.

Family and friends buried Botham Jean on Thursday. He was shot to death inside his apartment by a Dallas police officer who says she mistook his apartment for her own — but many questions remain.

It's nesting season across the nation and birds are taking up residence in and around A/C units. This is especially concerning with the heat dome and heat wave taking over many parts of the U.S.

The U.S. and its allies expanded the assault against the Islamic State. The Pentagon says targets inside Syria were hit for the first time. The attacks are focused on ISIS assets around Raqqa.

The conflict in the Middle East dominates day one of the annual UN general assembly — as the UN secretary general warns of a "powder keg" of global conflicts that risk engulfing the world.

Frankel was The New York Times' executive editor from 1986 to 1994. He remained with the newspaper for nearly half a century, ushering it through different eras.

With Turkey's currency volatile and an ongoing battle between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Trump, Turks are tense about their economic future, but not in a panic.

Supporters of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen demonstrated Sunday against a court decision her banning her from running for office

NPR talks with Jose Ralat, the taco editor at Texas Monthly, about the best tacos in the state.