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Tech companies that field National Security Agency data requests are currently barred from sharing those requests publicly. But Google, Microsoft and Facebook all have a financial interest in showing their users that the NSA does not enjoy unfettered access to their data.

Cheetahs don't often hunt at their top speed, scientists are finding. Come mealtime, what matters most is the animals' ability to accelerate and to take tight corners.

The Colombian city was the world's murder capital in the 1990s, but it managed to turn its fortunes around. Homicides were cut by 80 percent and made big gains on a number of fronts. But the city still faces many challenges in a region plagued by violence.

Also: Donald Hall's life in beards, Kenn Nesbitt to be the next Children's Poet Laureate.

Game 1 of the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals lasted nearly twice as long as a regular game. It ended in the third overtime period when the puck deflected off one of the Blackhawks and into the goal.

Around 360 homes near Colorado Springs had been destroyed by midday Thursday. The wildfire there is one of several burning across the state. Two bodies were recovered Thursday in the burn area of the Black Forest fire near the city.

To commemorate the upcoming 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, NPR's Tell Me More is asking: What's your dream?

Asians were the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the country in 2012, according to data released by the Census Bureau on Thursday. The state where the Asian population grew fastest? South Dakota.

Talking tough, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the situation at Taksim Square would be resolved in 24 hours.

The amendment to the broader immigration overhaul would have blocked the centerpiece of the legislation until after the U.S.-Mexico border had been deemed secure for six months.