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A Maryland couple had been charged in an alleged plot to sell secrets about U.S. nuclear-powered warships by hiding information in objects such as a chewing gum wrapper and a peanut butter sandwich.

One of the NWSL's most accomplished teams — The Portland Thorns — is taking on the Kansas City Current, an expansion squad that joined the league just last year.

The world's top bank executives, along with billionaire investors, are laying the groundwork for deals at a time when the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi government is at a low point.

The biggest thing on broadcast TV this fall is the NFL. It's beating the shiny new network shows and, get this, 13 of the top 15 broadcasts this fall were NFL games — the other two were Two and a Half Men. The NFL is killing on cable, too. AMC's The Walking Dead shattered records for a cable drama this year, with had an audience of more than 7 million viewers for its premiere. But another cable series that nearly doubles that number week in and week out is ESPN's Monday Night Football, averaging nearly 14 million viewers per game. It's not news that the NFL rocks the other sports in TV ratings, but for the past few years its ratings dominance has spread to all of TV. So why the rise? Are more women watching? Is it because it looks good in HD? Maybe it's because sports are made to be watched live?

China's diplomacy will offer "Chinese wisdom, Chinese initiatives and Chinese strength," Qin said in his first statement as foreign minister. He is seen as one of Xi Jinping's trusted aides.

Director Damien Chazelle's "Babylon" is a comically over-the-top look at scandal-ridden 1920s Hollywood. It's a celebration of an art form in turmoil as silent films give way to talkies.

The rules follow controversies surrounding trades by the presidents of two regional Fed banks. Critics say the rules don't go far enough.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson about the Respect for Marriage act, which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon.

Her 83rd victory in Italy on Tuesday leaves only one athlete ahead of Shiffrin: Ingemar Stenmark. The legendary Swedish skier has said he thinks Shiffrin will win more than 100 races.

After a long delay, the Senate has finally confirmed B. Todd Jones to be the first permanent director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives. Who is he and what took so long?