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Sonny Chiba was a prolific actor known for his Japanese martial arts movies, which featured his brutal movements and fearsome facial expressions. Chiba died at age 82 due to complications from COVID.

The Biden administration has declassified a secret FBI report that links some of the 9/11 hijackers to Saudi nationals living in the United States.

US Soccer says it's offering the men's and women's national teams "identical" contracts. The union for the women's team players is calling the announcement a PR stunt.

A commenter said the new uniforms look like something from Battlestar Galactica, adding one of the show's taglines: "So say we all."

Colorado counties with high vaccination rates have much lower infection rates among children than those with low rates. Infection rates in schools which require masks are lower than ones that don't.

The 2021-2022 NBA season is set to begin in a few weeks without a vaccine mandate for players. Instead, unvaccinated players will have to submit to regular testing.

Facing criticism after recent steps threatening Tunisia's young democracy, the country's president has named a new prime minister — the first woman to hold that position in an Arab country.

Democratic leaders tried to make some headway on one of many looming deadlines by advancing a bill to suspend the nation's borrowing limit. But the measure is expected to fail in the Senate.

No shots have been fired, but Taiwan says nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft have entered its air defense zone in a four-day period. The U.S. calls China's sorties "provocative military activity."

NPR's Scott Simon revisits a 2018 conversation with Maria Ressa who runs the Filipino investigative news site Rappler. Ressa was one of two journalists awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.