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The American identified himself Travis Timmerman. He says he was held for seven months in Sednaya -- a notorious prison in which thousands of people were arbitrarily detained under the Syrian regime.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post reporter Griff Witte about how Hungary's president booted an American university from the country.

FX's American Horror Story returns for season five this week. TV critic David Bianculli says this season, which is set in a lavish old hotel, is "the most visually arresting and twisted one yet."

NYPD officer Peter Liang has been indicted for the death of Akai Gurley. Some in the Asian-American community support holding Liang accountable; others say he is being scapegoated because of his race.

An American was found wandering shoeless on the streets of Syria's capital, Damascus, after being released from one of the notorious Syrian regime prisons.

Bruce Springsteen, 40 years on from Born in the U.S.A., shows up on Bryan’s new album to offer the wisdom and regret of a lifetime of telling truths and spinning yarns.

President Obama, like many wealthy Americans, is paying more of his income to the IRS. He and the first lady paid $98,169 in taxes for 2013 on income of $481,098.

We asked people to give us the soundtracks they live by. The playlists — and the stories — may surprise you.

The FBI director told members of Congress his greatest fear isn't so much that a foreign nation might achieve some coup, but that too many citizens might no longer trust their own democratic process.

The $3.2 billion temporary pandemic program will last for up to six months after the pandemic is over or until the funds run out.