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Satwant Singh Kaleka went after the gunman with a knife, authorities have told his son. That likely slowed the attacker enough to let others flee to safety. Kaleka, though, was gunned down.

American judo athlete Nick Delpopolo has been disqualified from the London 2012 Games, after failing a drug test, according to the International Olympic Committee. The 23-year-old Delpopolo tested positive for the substance THC, found in marijuana.

The company was accused of illegally importing ebony and rosewood. It turned the case into a high-profile debate about government regulation. But now it has settled and agreed to pay penalties.

The Israeli defense minister said the attack should be a "wake-up call" for Egypt.

Mon. Aug 6, 7p: Donatello Brida, Italian leader of the portuguese tango orchestra TANO BRANCAMENTA Y LA MISERIA DE LUXE talks with us about what his…

Mon. Aug 6, 7.30p: Yesterday, Chavela Vargas, a legendary singer in Mexico, died at age 93.This evening, we´ll play Chavela Vargas music to say good-bye…

Olympics fans' anger over NBC's decision to tape-delay and control web streaming seems to be based on more than the usual "this is the Internet, everything should be free" perspective. And many of them are finding ways to get around NBC's controls.

A sewing group makes soft necessities such as quilts and pillowcases to help abused women and children start new lives.

The pellets, used to make plastic products, were knocked off a ship by a powerful typhoon. The clean-up will be arduous.

U.S. Olympic boxer Claressa Shields, the teenager whose dream of being in the first crop of Olympic women boxers led her to tell her story to NPR back in February, will fight for a medal in London. A native of Flint, Mich., Shields, 17, won her first fight and reached Thursday's semifinal round.