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Chicago voters elected a new mayor who will soon have to tackle big problems the city faces, like crime.

Oil giant BP will plead guilty to criminal misconduct related to the 2010 Gulf Oil spill. The settlement deal will also include the largest-ever penalty in a criminal case, $4.5 billion.

Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence Elizabeth Holmes to 15 years in prison for the crimes she committed as the head of Theranos, which promised to revolutionize medicine but was a fraud.

The Earth has already warmed more than 1 degree Celsius. New research suggests that above 1.5 degrees, massive ice melt, ocean current disruptions and coral die-offs are likely.

Iranians are watching their soccer team at the World Cup in nearby Qatar with mixed feelings about how to show support amid massive freedom protests at home.

Unions say labor law is too weak, allowing companies to illegally interfere with workers' right to organize. The issue was front and center at a hearing in the Senate this week.

A month into the Taliban taking control over Afghanistan, how are they intending to run the country? And what has their take-over meant for women, the economy or economic security?

The Republican nominee is finally going up on air with TV ads. His first spot — airing in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida — focuses on security, specifically immigration.

In November, Maine voters will decide whether to adopt a Ranked Choice Voting system. When electing key officials, voters would rank candidates in order of preference, instead of picking just one.

Reformers did well in Iran's parliamentary elections, but Iranians say the chaos in neighboring countries makes them wary of too much change beyond working on the economy.