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The Federal Reserve decided Wednesday to hold interest rates steady. The nation’s central bank is watching for signs of overheating, but for now, says the economy is growing at a sustainable rate.

The National Security Agency’s deputy director tells NPR he expects “other shoes to drop” from ex-contractor Edward Snowden’s revelations. But “things have changed a lot” since the leaks, he says.

A scrap of a play written in part by Shakespeare answers contemporaries who were angry that England was admitting religious refugees.

A former prosecutor, federal judge Merrick Garland will visit Capitol Hill on Thursday to begin meeting with legislators, Obama said.

The city’s approval of the deal to overhaul its courts and police comes a month after the council voted not to accept it, which prompted the DOJ to sue the city.

U Htin Kyaw is a close ally of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who was barred from running herself by the country’s constitution.

“Certainly yes,” said Jeff Miller, the NFL’s executive vice president for health and safety, when asked on Capitol Hill if football is linked to a degenerative brain disease.

Three retired leaders of the Franciscan religious order have been charged with with conspiracy and child endangerment for allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to work in schools.

Ahead of more peace talks, President Vladimir Putin said the objective of the military intervention had “been fulfilled.” President Obama spoke with Putin and said he welcomed the move.

The Vermont independent won the Michigan primary, in part, because of strong support from white men, upset about stagnant wages and jobs sent offshore. Now, that demographic could help him win Ohio.