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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 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.

Law enforcement officials say powerful winds from a late-night thunderstorm over the weekend downed trees and injured at least one person. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says officers responded to multiple incidents around Lake Monroe shortly after midnight Sunday.

Authorities have warned of more deluges and possible landslides between now and Tuesday. Heavy monsoon rains have lashed the country since June and killed more than 600.

A dark horse centrist, Sen. Rodrigo Paz, drew more votes than the right-wing front-runners, although not enough to secure an outright victory, early results showed.

Rob Council works in the city’s Housing and Neighborhood Development Department as a compliance officer. Council was the only candidate to run for the position. He says he looks forward to talking to people and creating a shared vision for the future.

The English actor was best known for starring as the arch-villain in the original Superman films and for depicting the title character in Billy Budd.

Friends say a missing 27-year-old man was attending a party on a pontoon boat at Lake Monroe when he slipped under the water and didn't resurface.

National Guard members and federal law enforcement officers are patrolling the city as part of President Trump's effort to assert federal control over policing in the District.

NPR's film critic Bob Mondello and Pop Culture Happy Hour host Aisha Harris sat down with All Things Considered host Scott Detrow to discuss movies about the film industry looking inward.