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Jordanian judges preside over the trial on Monday of Marik al-Tuwayha, charged with the murder of three American military trainers. The military court in Amman found Tuwayha guilty of shooting the trainers as they waited to enter the King Faisal base at A

Jordanian Soldier Sentenced To Life In Killing Of 3 American Troops

4:00pm July 17, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The soldier said he opened fire on the American convoy because they failed to stop at the gate outside a Jordanian air base. He was convicted by a Jordanian military court.

Russian businessman Aras Agalarov, left, Miss Universe Gabriela Isler and pageant owner Donald Trump at the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013. It was there that Trump — then the pageant's owner — spent several days hobnobbing with Russia's elite

At The 2013 Miss Universe Contest, Trump Met Some Of Russia's Rich And Powerful

3:58pm July 17, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

After revelations about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer and a Russian-American lobbyist, investigators want to know more about the Trump Sr.'s Moscow sojourn.

President Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in April.

Mar-A-Lago Visitor Logs To Become Public, If They Exist

3:32pm July 17, 2017

by Brian Naylor

A good-government group sued the Trump administration to get the records, but it's not clear whether visitor logs are actually kept at the president's Florida resort.

Clare Kelley practices "forest bathing" along the edge of an urban forest on Roosevelt Island, in the middle of the Potomac River. In contrast to hiking, forest bathing is less directed, melding mindfulness and nature immersion to improve health.

Forest Bathing: A Retreat To Nature Can Boost Immunity And Mood

3:22pm July 17, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

If hiking is about a destination, forest bathing is about an immersion of the senses into the natural world. It's a wellness trend, and studies suggest several health benefits.

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How Black Leaders Unwittingly Contributed To The Era Of Mass Incarceration

2:20pm July 17, 2017

James Forman Jr., son of civil rights activists, says that African-American leaders seeking to combat drugs and crime often supported policies that disproportionately targeted the black community.

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Seattle has adopted an income tax on high earners to address an affordability crisis stemming from the city's high tech boom, but tech workers are torn about being singled out. In this 2014 photo, tourists take photos atop the city's Space Needle.

Tech Workers Brace For Seattle's Plan to 'Tax The Rich'

1:23pm July 17, 2017

by Carolyn Adolph

Seattle is among a number of cities in which the tech boom is driving up the cost of living. Now tech workers are facing a new city income tax on the highest earners to help those who make less.

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The status of the Russian estate in Long Island is set to be discussed by U.S. and Russian officials on Monday.

Russia And U.S. To Discuss Russian Compounds Closed By U.S. Authorities

11:43am July 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In retaliation for Russian meddling in the 2016 election, U.S. authorities seized the two Russian luxury estates in December because they were allegedly being used for intelligence activities.

'American Fire' Tells A True Story Of Love And Arson In Rural Virginia

11:07am July 17, 2017

by Michel Martin

In 2012 and 2013, Accomack County, Va., was plagued by arson. The culprits, it turned out, were a local man and his girlfriend. In a new book, journalist Monica Hesse tells their story.

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What seems like an obvious choice to lose weight doesn't look so obvious based on available data.

Artificial Sweeteners Don't Help People Lose Weight, Review Finds

9:47am July 17, 2017

by Katherine Hobson

It's easy to think that artificial sweeteners are a health win. But a review of research finds that there's no evidence they help people lose weight, and they may be associated with other problems.

To decide whether a learning app works, we can't really count on reviews from our current selves, says Tania Lombrozo.

Technology Can Be A Tool, A Teacher, A Trickster

9:06am July 17, 2017

by Tania Lombrozo

Shaping technology to some form of learning could depart pretty radically from the more familiar aim of shaping technology to the way we are now, says psychologist Tania Lombrozo.