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The U.N. has called for an investigation into the assassination of black activist Marielle Franco. Her death in Rio de Janeiro two weeks ago prompted huge demonstrations demanding an end to the bloodshed.

Fifty years ago, on March 28, 1968, a photo taken during the Memphis sanitation workers strike came to embody a more universal struggle.Of all the…

Venezuela's prisons are notoriously overcrowded. Relatives of detainees clashed with police in riot gear outside the facility.

The powerful opioid fentanyl is showing up in batches of cocaine, threatening a new wave of opioid overdoses. Some doctors, drug users and law enforcement wonder if the contamination is deliberate.

The photo was taken years before the two met. And in the background, he was amazed to see himself. Posing for his own photo at the precise moment his future wife was doing the same thing.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler says in the wake of a string of bombings around the city, residents are "pulling together and we're watching each other's back."

A long-term spending bill has been delayed over partisan squabbling about unrelated measures, including health care, immigration and gun control.

A man in Austria called police officers "smurfs" in a Facebook post. Authorities reportedly fined him the equivalent of almost $200, after a police officer filed a complaint.

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, speaking at a news conference early Wednesday, says the suspect died after a chase and standoff with police officers. He urged residents to stay cautious.

Several actresses and other industry stars have come out denouncing sexual harassment in Mexico and telling their stories including rape.