News

Cuneiform writing on a clay tablet improperly imported into the U.S. by the Hobby Lobby company, which is forfeiting thousands of items.

National

Hobby Lobby To Forfeit Smuggled Iraqi Antiquities

9:59pm July 05, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The company says its passion for historical Bibles and other artifacts led to "regrettable mistakes." It will pay a $3 million dollar fine for improperly importing items such as ancient clay tablets.

'The Sideways Effect': How A Wine-Obsessed Film Reshaped The Industry

8:36pm July 05, 2017

by Kristen Hartke

The 2004 movie about an obsessive wine snob helped boost California's pinot noir production by 170 percent. And merlot? The wine so famously maligned in the film has finally bounced back.

Opposition lawmakers brawl with pro-government militias trying to force their way into the National Assembly in Caracas on Wednesday.

Violence Breaks Out At Venezuela's National Assembly

8:18pm July 05, 2017

by Amy Held

Pro-Maduro groups stormed the building and attacked opposition lawmakers, as the political crisis deepens. The vice president reportedly had urged the president's supporters to come and show support.

They Dreamed Of Being Doctors. Now They Help Syrians With The Same Dream

7:03pm July 05, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

Two Iranian brothers didn't let a war keep them from medical school. Now they're using mobile phones to build the next generation of doctors in Syria.

The Grenfell Tower apartment building in London, after it was badly damaged in a fire last month that killed dozens of people.

World News

U.K. To Temporarily Waive Immigration Rules For Those Impacted By Tower Fire

6:43pm July 05, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The government says it is loosening the restrictions for a 12-month period on foreign nationals directly impacted by last month's enormous blaze in London. At least 79 people were killed.

A police officer "blown away" by the size of a neighborhood party's slip-and-slide, persuades her partner to follow her down.

National

Instead Of Breaking Up The Party, Asheville, N.C., Police Join In

6:25pm July 05, 2017

by Amy Held

A police officer, "blown away" by the size of a neighborhood party's slip-and-slide, persuades her partner to follow her down.

"It's hard to walk away from gas chambers and ovens without a sober feeling of commitment ... to make damn sure that the United States of America is protected from the evils of the world," Rep. Clay Higgins said in the video filmed at Auschwitz.

Congressman Retracts Auschwitz Video And Apologizes, After Criticism

6:10pm July 05, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Rep. Clay Higgins seemed to be using the Auschwitz video to make the case for a stronger military and homeland resolve. The Auschwitz Memorial slammed the video, saying the site is "not a stage."

Edward Albee, pictured here in 1967, won three Pulitzer Prizes over the course of his career.

Books
Arts

Playwright Edward Albee's Incomplete Works May Never See The Light Of Day

5:52pm July 05, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Albee died in 2016, and in his will he asked that all his incomplete manuscripts be destroyed — including a play that was supposed to open off-Broadway.

Eugene Kaspersky, founder and chief executive officer of Kaspersky Lab, at his office in Moscow last December. Kaspersky and his firm have ties to the Russian government but say that should not be cause for concern in the West, where the company's cyberse

Congress Casts A Suspicious Eye On Russia's Kaspersky Lab

5:25pm July 05, 2017

by David Welna

The renowned Russian cybersecurity firm's anti-virus software is used by millions of Americans. Congress does not want military service members to be among them.

Queue Listen Now

A GAO report questions the quality of a number of Medicare Advantage plans after large numbers of sicker enrollees dropped them.

As Seniors Get Sicker, They're More Likely To Drop Medicare Advantage Plans

5:10pm July 05, 2017

by Fred Schulte

Medicare Advantage plans say they offer good value and aim to keep patients healthy, but sicker people are far more likely than others to drop out because of lack of access to specific doctors.