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Long lines snaked around New York City Tuesday as J.K. Rowling made her only U.S. appearance promoting her new book for adults, The Casual Vacancy. NPR's Margot Adler reports that while the crowds were large, they were overjoyed to meet the woman who created Harry Potter.

Curran Scott had 19 points and Martins Igbanu posted 19 points and seven rebounds as Tulsa defeated Tulane 72-64 on Thursday night.Elijah Joiner had eight…

Brandon Rachal had a career-high 24 points as Tulsa beat Oral Roberts 74-67 on Tuesday night.The Golden Hurricane shot 53% from the field (27 of 53),…

A voucher awarded to a company that finds a treatment for a rare childhood disease can be sold to the highest bidder and then used to fast-track the review of another drug. Are the prizes worth it?

Harold Martin committed the massive theft of government documents over decades, storing files in his car and Maryland home. "My methods were wrong, illegal and highly questionable," Martin said.

The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office said there were up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 on the app in 2020, despite TikTok's terms of service saying users must be 13 to sign up.

The 2012 election was the most expensive in history, but there remain some gaping holes in our knowledge about who paid for what. The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a proposal to add more transparency in future elections, but it won't happen without a fight.

Stephen Thompson looks at the biggest songs and albums of the week, and digs into the stories and trends beyond the Top 10.

Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, is changing the way the Chinese communicate and has become a major source of news. Its more than 300 million users are, among other things, using it to criticize government policies, stop official injustice and help ordinary people — but only up to a point.

President-elect Donald Trump has already picked two former generals, Michael Flynn and James Mattis, for top positions and is considering at least one more, David Petraeus.