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It's a common refrain from whiskey enthusiasts: Adding a few drops of water to a glass opens up the flavors of the drink. Chemists in Sweden provide a molecular explanation for why this works.

Regional police are describing the deadly incident on a Barcelona boulevard as a terrorist attack. Hours later, police say five suspects were killed after a shootout with security forces in Cambrils.

Idalia Amaya, an emergency response coordinator for Catholic Relief Services, says the top priority is rescuing people trapped in their homes under the mud.

Psychologists Bruce Jessen and James Mitchell devised a list of brutal methods, including waterboarding, that were meant to condition detainees into a state of helplessness.

Kasatka, believed to be 42 years old, had four calves, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Orcas typically live to at least 50 in the wild.

Three days after mudslides killed hundreds in Sierra Leone's capital city, government officials are still searching for bodies under the rubble. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with the president's spokesman, Abdulai Bayraytay, about how the West African country is responding to the disaster.

Trade negotiations, such as talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, are done in secret. To understand what those negotiations are like, the Planet Money podcast looks at the last big trade deal.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Guy Hedgecoe, a reporter who is following the deadly van attack in Barcelona from Madrid.

A 20-year old South African model accusing Zimbabwe's first lady of beating her with an extension cord has rejected a proposed cash settlement, according to her legal team.

Carl Paladino has been removed from the Buffalo Board of Education in a ruling by the state education commissioner issued Thursday.Commissioner Mary Ellen…