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Also: Mass casualties after shootings in Toronto and Tuscaloosa; North Korea names new army vice marshal; Fed's Bernanke to testify about economy; court martial set to begin in Texas air base scandal.

At Penn State, authorities missed chances to stop alleged abuse of young boys. In Europe, new leaders in Italy and Greece rush to tackle financial crises. In the Mideast, Jordan's King Abdullah calls on Syria's Assad to step down.

City leaders in Youngstown, Ohio, are hoping that by leasing land to drilling companies, they might generate funds to demolish vacant homes and buildings. Some refer to this as "frackmolishing," and opponents worry the drilling will cause environmental damage.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out about the firing of data scientist Rebekah Jones. DeSantis attacked Jones' claims that she created the state's highly praised COVID-19 dashboard portal.

The governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general of Virginia continue to resist calls to resign after two of them admitted to appearing in blackface, and one faces accusations of sexual assault.

In India, hundreds of millions are casting their ballots in parliamentary elections over the next month. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Indian reporter Supriya Sharma.

The National Academy of Sciences has toughened up its guidelines to call cutting corners, dubious statistics and not fully sharing research methods "detrimental" to science.

It's one of the cancers highlighted in a new report that looks at the growing number of cases worldwide.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced trip to Iraq where he met top officials. The trip comes two weeks after President Trump visited U.S. troops but did not meet with government leaders.

Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.