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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson about the federal takeover of the capital and the three Republican-led states sending National Guard troops there.

Authorities say flooding from heavy rains have killed at least 270 people in a northwestern district of Pakistan.

The novel Women Seated is a thriller about a nanny for a rich family and a kidnapping gone awry. It's the first in a new effort to redefine the types of Chinese literature get translated into English.

Leaders in Washington, D.C., say they're striving to maintain calm as growing numbers of National Guard soldiers deploy to the city. President Trump hasn't said how he wants this "crisis" to end.

The Department of Homeland Security is warning about what it calls a "heightened threat environment" in the U.S. That's amid fears Iran could retaliate for a U.S. attack on its nuclear facilities.

A blanket of thick smog has settled over swaths of South Asia. One of the hardest-hit areas is the Indian capital Delhi and the surrounding region, which is home to an estimated 34 million people.