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U.S. swimmers won only one gold on Thursday. But Katie Ledecky's silver medal in a relay race brought her career tally to thirteen Olympic medals, more than any other woman swimmer in history.

The American Bar Association is setting up rapid-response teams of legal experts ahead of the presidential election. It's part of a broad effort to defend democratic institutions.

The increase in nonwhite Americans identifying as vegetarian and eating less meat is part of the longstanding work of vegan activists of color to make plant-based eating more accessible.

The report finds a dramatic rise in the number of Americans who are being wrongfully held, as a growing number of countries embrace the practice as a way to gain leverage over the U.S.

2: Readings from the PEN American Center's benefit for Bosnian Writers, "An Evening For Sarajevo", held last night in New York City. Fifteen American writers read from their work to raise money for the writers of Sarajevo for food and supplies; writers in the beseiged city are fighting to keep their literary culture vital and undiminished in a time of war.

2: An excerpt from the new public radio program "This American Life" by Ira Glass. Miles Davis' biographer shares his memories, and funny stories about Davis. "This American Life" premiers nationally in June. (THIS CONTINUES AFTER THE 1:00

It is not legal for the federal government to order such monitoring. It shows a shift in the way Americans view election security.

A broad new national survey examines media use among children and teenagers and the very different ways young people are using their devices.

More rockets were fired at Israel from Hamas-controlled territory. Sirens are blaring in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Israel has aimed airstrikes at more targets in Gaza. And Egypt's prime minister, on a visit to Gaza, said his country would "spare no effort ... to stop the aggression."

This recipe for kimchi is from Eric Kim's debut cookbook, Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home. He wrote it, and perfected it, with his mother, Jean.