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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the Iran deal can help avoid a nuclear arms race in the Middle East — one that would also include Saudi Arabia.

As he meets the U.S. president at Mar-a-Lago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing roiling political scandals at home, and waning influence abroad.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a Middle East expert and Iran watcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Iran's relationships with terrorist groups, both as adversaries and allies.

Coach Rick Pitino's former director of basketball operations acted unethically "by arranging striptease dances and sex acts for prospects, student-athletes and others," the NCAA says.

Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier was the first to announce he's leaving followed by Under Armour's Kevin Plank and Intel's Brian Krzanich. President Trump was criticized for his response to weekend violence.

Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the three-star commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet was relieved of command on Wednesday after four accidents involving Navy ships. Rear Adm. Phil Sawyer will assume command.

Police have confirmed that the explosion that hit the Parsons Green station during the morning rush hour is being treated as a terrorist incident.

Support for the far-right in last Sunday's German election came largely from those in what was formerly East Germany — a sign that the country has still not overcome its Cold War division.

South African President Jacob Zuma is plagued by allegations of corruption, which have tainted the image of his governing of the African National Congress. The party is deeply split ahead of its leadership conference this weekend, where a new leader will be chosen.

Big-money donors can already donate anonymously through social welfare groups. If Congress keeps a provision in the House tax bill, it would allow charitable organizations to play politics.

For the first time in history, soybeans are about to become America's most widely grown crop. Yet compared to corn or wheat, they remain curiously invisible in American culture.

On Tuesday, Russia will learn whether it will be allowed to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Officials have already stripped six medals won by Russia in the previous Winter Olympics because of doping.

Scientists say they see the fingerprint of climate change in these storms, but it's too soon to say whether this is a new normal.

The federal agency is about to decide if all Internet traffic should be treated equally. And yet among 22 million comments the FCC received, many were fake. Some are calling for a delay on the vote.

In Brazil, civic hackathons have become a popular way for people to use coding to help clean up their politics. The comes after a widespread corruption investigation uncovered how deep the fraud extends in the country's government.

Iota diminished to a Category 1 hurricane within hours of its landfall in Nicaragua. Still, as the second strong storm to hit the region in as many weeks, Iota bears grave dangers for residents.

Preliminary charges were filed against four police officers in connection with the Nov. 21 beating of Michel Zecler in Paris that has prompted major protests throughout the country.

The law calls for a recount to be conducted by retabulating every ballot through a scanner, the same way they were originally counted in the days following the Nov. 3 election.

Cora, who as a first-year manager helped lead the Red Sox to a World Series championship in 2018, had been suspended by Major League Baseball for the duration of the shortened 2020 season.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a powerful agency policing predatory or unfair practices. Trump hobbled it. But a court ruling allows Biden to appoint a new sheriff at the bureau.