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These couples did it right — and at least one of them has the emergency room visit to prove it.

Firefighters recovered one body but have been unable to enter the mall in Davao City since the fire started on Saturday, officials said.

Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.

Christmas is becoming big business in India, where it has a cosmopolitan appeal to people of many faiths. But far-right Hindu groups have put the holiday in their cross hairs.

After fleeing the Syrian regime, Amier Agha and his family settled in New York, where he has access to services for the visually impaired for the first time since he lost his sight.

An American citizen who has been imprisoned in military custody as an “enemy combatant” for months must be allowed to talk with an A.C.L.U. lawyer.

A new class of editors is quietly reshaping children’s literature, vetting books for cultural and racial stereotypes before they reach readers.

The network said the longtime contributor “will still be invited on our shows” but won’t be paid. Katie Couric is among those calling on MSNBC to keep her.

The dizzying changes put in place by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have the potential to radically change Saudi women’s lives, if the men in their lives don’t put on the brakes.

When sheriff’s deputies shot at a suspect on Thursday, a bullet made its way into a mobile home and killed Kameron Prescott, a first-grader.

Stephen Paddock’s family supports the idea of giving his money to victims. The challenge will be to make sure it’s not depleted by legal expenses.

The president, chief executive and board chairwoman resigned Saturday after nearly 50 former winners of the pageant called on them to step down.

Mr. McCabe’s plans to leave early next year should take some of the pressure off the new director, who has been criticized by President Trump for not replacing top leadership fast enough.

Russian officials said a decision by the United States to provide arms to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine.

The changes have had far-reaching consequences, both for the immigrants who have sought to make a new home in this country and for America’s image in the world.

Orphanages that could help house the children are packed, and there has been little international interest in addressing the issue.

Even after escaping Myanmar, survivors of rape and other trauma find themselves still vulnerable and commodified in the brokenness of refugee life.

Other countries may need to cut corporate taxes to stay competitive. But companies outside the United States also worry the bill discriminates against them.

At least 33 people died when a bus careened off a bridge in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.

When it comes to press freedom, Myanmar’s new democracy is little different from its old military dictatorship.