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Perry had been accused of abusing his power as governor. A grand jury indicted him in August 2014, as Perry was ramping up his presidential campaign.

Citing cases in New York, Illinois and elsewhere, Apple says it has received — and resisted — federal orders to access data on iPhones and an iPad in recent months.

The gift is one of the largest ever from an individual donor to a university. It will support a new major scholarship program aimed at tackling the world's biggest problems.

At one caucus, "just four people took the stage, including former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who drew a chorus of boos when he announced his support for Ted Cruz," a newspaper reports.

The plane, with a crew of three and 20 passengers, reportedly flew into the side of a mountain. Two foreigners and two infants were aboard.

CIA Director John Brennan sits down with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly for a wide-ranging interview at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Va.

It's highly unusual for veterinarians to perform C-sections on gorillas. The western lowland gorilla is critically endangered.

Violence at a camp in Malakal, which is managed by the U.N., erupted on Feb. 17. A spokesperson expressed sympathy for lives lost but insisted the world body was able to protect many thousands more.

Scientists were studying the properties of the light coming from a quasar — one of the brightest objects in the universe — when the light just seemed to wink out. Now they think they know why.

And researchers predict things are going to get worse — their findings suggest sea levels will rise between 1 to 4 feet by 2100.