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At least 20,000 people were killed by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake along the Pakistan-Indian border on Saturday. Pakistani Kashmir was hardest hit. Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Philip Reeves about the latest developments.

Two 20-year-old Duke University lacrosse players were arrested early Tuesday on charges of raping and kidnapping a stripper hired to dance at an off-campus party.

Federal forecasters expect more hurricanes than usual this year. Climate change is driving larger, more destructive storms. This is the seventh year in a row with an above-average forecast.

The Senate Armed Services Committee hears testimony from senior military officers regarding alleged detainee abuse at the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay. A key witness is Air Force Lt. General Randall Schmidt, who authored the long-awaited report on abuse that was launched after the release of FBI documents, alleging interrogators abused and tortured the prisoners.

A study of more than 120,000 brain scans shows rapid growth before age 2 and accelerating decline after age 50. The results may one day help pick up abnormalities in the developing brain.

Russian authorities said earlier this month that they detained Griner at a Moscow-area airport for allegedly transporting vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage.

The Mavs ManiAACs are a dance troupe made up of plus-size men who perform during Dallas Mavericks basketball games. In this week's StoryCorps, two members talk about how the group was founded.

Months after her arrest, WNBA all-star Brittney Griner is still held in a Russian prison. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Yahoo Sports writer Jeff Eisenberg about suspicions surrounding her case.

An animated version of the popular newspaper comic strip The Boondocks premieres November 6 on Cartoon Network's sister station Adult Swim. NPR television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews the new series, and talks about whether Aaron McGruder's award-winning humor translates from the newspaper comics section to the small screen.

It's called a use tax. Accountants and tax lawyers are some of the only people who pay it.