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Federal health agencies have to slash their spending on contracts by more than a third, on top of the 10,000-person staffing cuts which started this week.

It was a bonanza year for blockbusters — four topped the $300 million mark — but there was a trove of art-house gems, too. Herewith, Bob Mondello's 10 favorite films of 2007, plus an additional baker's dozen that deserve another mention at year's end.

By one measure, China is poised to become the world's largest economy by the end of the year. Why is this shift happening years before most estimates predicted it would?

Suitors will submit offers next week for a second round of bidding on Yahoo's Internet business. Renee Montagne talks to Executive Editor Kara Swisher of Recode, a tech news site.

The U.N.'s top court begins hearings Monday on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change.

Russian Ties II Kalinnikov Symphony 1Kirill Kondrashin/Moscow PhilharmonicAngel/Melodiya SR-40173; issued…

This year, face masks are on most parents' list of back-to-school supplies. But which ones are most effective? Here's how to choose the right one for your child.

The French Open just started and already the women's No. 1 seed is out. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated.

Democrat Andy Beshear’s election as governor, settling one of Kentucky’s most epic political feuds, has been voted the top news story of 2019 in the…

Liberia's top cop stared Ebola in the eye and didn't blink. But when he came to the Ivy League school to study, he was sweating it.