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CIA Director John Brennan says in a new interview that if he were ordered to torture detainees today — as presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would order if elected — Brennan and the agency would not comply. NPR explores the difficult legacy for Brennan and other intelligence officers of the George W. Bush-era actions by the CIA.

"It went from my mother saying 'turn it down' to my kids saying 'turn it down,'" says Janette Pitruzzello, a 47-year-old mother of two who doubles as one of Melbourne's top DJs.

Based on the memories of Armenian centenarians who survived the 1915 genocide as children, Armenian-American photographer Diana Markosian traveled to Turkey to bring them images from their past.

The former Virginia governor and his wife were charged with 11 counts of conspiracy to commit fraud under federal law. Now, the nation's top court will decide whether to uphold the conviction.

The two nations topping the world in greenhouse gas emissions agreed at the Paris talks to cut way back. But critics have stalled a key part of the U.S. plan, and China's good start may be fragile.

American troops captured an Iraqi they call an important operative in the terror group ISIS. But the U.S. says it has no plans to get back into the detainee-holding business. After the man is interrogated, the Americans plan to hand him over to Iraq's Kurdish government. The raid and capture augurs a new phase in the ongoing war against the Islamic State, top U.S. officials say.

Brazil's political and economic meltdown creates challenges for doctors trying to get a handle on the outbreak.

Abdeslam had evaded capture for more than four months after the terrorist attacks that killed 130 people on Nov. 13.

McCarthy and Kristen Bell can't quite get the comedic fires going in the story of a super-wealthy woman whose unfortunate assistant winds up embroiled in her evil cookie-making scheme.

Sen. Angus King, of Maine, is in Europe with other members of the Senate Intelligence Committee members on a national security-focused delegation. The attacks in Brussels are now a top priority.