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If the 83-year-old Akihito steps down, he will be the first to abdicate in 200 years. But the provision doesn't solve Japan's royal problem: strict rules of succession and a dearth of eligible males.

"Let it be known that I believe in my heart that Betty Shelby got away with murder, and I don't know what was in the mind of that jury," Crutcher's father, Joseph, said of the verdict.

Coach Inc. is changing its corporate name to better include the two other brands it owns: Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade. Coach bags, accessories and stores will continue to carry the brand name.

Rep. Pat Tiberi announced Thursday morning that he will resign from the U.S. House by January 31, 2018, taking a position with the private Ohio Business...

In a Facebook post over the weekend, Mississippi state Rep. Karl Oliver said New Orleans politicians "should be LYNCHED" for taking down the memorials. He took it back on Monday.

The president's staff insists the action, which calls for the consideration of an investigation into Chinese trade practices, is completely separate from national security risks posed by North Korea.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley about the White House reaction to the London incident.

For the first time, the national civil rights organization has issued a travel warning for a state. The NAACP cites "racist incidents" and legislation it says "legalizes individual discrimination."

The State Department declaration requires closures in San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C., in retaliation for a Kremlin order expelling 755 U.S. diplomatic staff. The deadline is Saturday.

"Are these windows, installed in 1953, an appropriate part of the sacred fabric of a spiritual home for the nation?" The answer, the cathedral's leadership decided Tuesday, is no.