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International human rights groups are condemning the reported arrest of a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in Iran.
The Nobel Committee is calling on Iranian authorities to clarify her whereabouts.
Iran has not confirmed the arrest.
Supporters say she was detained while attending a memorial for a human rights lawyer who was recently found dead.
Authorities in Washington state are warning that high water sparked by a string of atmospheric river storms could remain for days.
The flooding has been record-setting and forecasters say there's more rain in the forecast for tomorrow.
Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke's birthday is today.
Van Dyke starred in everything from Mary Poppins to Diagnosis Murder.
And as he celebrates the start of his second century, NPR's Bob Mondello reflects on his beginnings.
Eileen Higgins is a former Miami-Dade County commissioner whose race to lead the city of Miami received more attention than usual ahead of next year's midterm elections.
The contest's significance grew after Democratic victories last month in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, and President Trump helped nationalize the race when he endorsed Higgins' Republican opponent.
Higgins easily led the first round of voting last month, but she didn't get the majority she needed to win outright.
According to preliminary vote tallies published by the Miami Herald, Higgins will take office having won nearly 60 percent of the vote in the runoff.
She is the first Democrat to win the mayor's office since 1997.
District Judge Patty Sarris of Massachusetts ruled in favor of a coalition of 17 Democratic-led states in Washington, D.C., calling the executive order arbitrary and capricious.
The directive, in place since January, has left new wind projects in limbo for the past 11 months.
The coalition, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, argued the indefinite pause violated a statutory requirement that federal agencies conclude work on such matters within a reasonable time.