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President Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Pittsburgh Tuesday, pushing for increased spending at the VA, as the department is locked in an impasse with Congress over how to address a budget shortfall.

Senators heard emotional testimony Tuesday from the father of a San Francisco woman allegedly killed by a man who entered the U.S. illegally and had been deported five times. Her case has drawn scrutiny to so-called sanctuary cities.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players, about Nigel Richards' win.

The agency's chairman circulated an order to his fellow commissioners to approve the $48.5 billion merger. He said the move would increase competition in the broadband space.

President Obama and host Jon Stewart turned serious during their last appearance together before Stewart leaves The Daily Show next month.

They protested against the Assad regime in 2011, hoping for democracy. Now they're in exile, fighting extremists for their country's future and trying to provide a lifeline for others back in Syria.

Montreal is home to the biggest and oldest international comedy festival in the world. Dave Chappelle, Mike Myers, Wanda Sykes and Kevin Hart are among the performers this year.

Several Senate amendments aim a weed-whacker at the thicket of standardized tests.

The dashcam shows police stopping and arresting Sandra Bland, who was later found hanged in her jail cell. Officials said the video was not edited, that the glitches occurred as the file was uploaded.

Along with nine counts of murder leveled by state prosecutors, the Justice Department says a grand jury indicted Dylann Roof of 33 federal counts; at least one could bring the death penalty.