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David Perlman, age 98, talks with Steve Inskeep about his career as a science writer as he gets ready to retire from the San Francisco Chronicle after 77 years.

The U.S. arms embargo has been lifted and Vietnam will have access to cutting edge weapons and military technology from the United States. But it may still be a while before any sales take place.

The Tsarnaev brothers' relatives in Russia's Dagestan republic reacted differently to the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent shootout. Their mother saw pictures of Tamerlan's body on YouTube and is said to be in shock, unable to speak. More distant relatives share their thoughts. People at the mosque that Tamerlan visited in 2012 say the mosque is in no way responsible for his actions.

Tom Petty wrote a lot of hits during his more than 40 years making music. Petty is one of the many notable people who died in 2017. As much as he was known for big classic rock anthems, he was also capable of just tremendous grace and beauty in his songwriting, as seen in the song "Wildflowers."

Pakistanis are protesting a recent constitutional amendment that gives the country's army chief new powers and legal immunity for life.

At the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, the justices heard arguments in a case testing how far employers must go to accommodate the religious views of their employees.

Iran's newly elected president is signaling he might take a more pragmatic, moderate approach to nuclear negotiations with major world powers. But there's a lot of debate in Washington policy circles about what Hassan Rohani's election might mean for the U.S.

Twitter owner Elon Musk has named the next CEO for the social media platform that has seen advertisers rush for the exits since he took over: Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising for NBC.

Hundreds of scientists in India have expressed concern over the removal of topics like theory of evolution and periodic table from tenth-grade textbooks.

A federal jury has found Robert Bowers acted with intent when he killed 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018. This means Bowers could be sentenced to death in the final phase of the trial.