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The Kyoto Animation Studio in Kyoto, Japan, was set ablaze on Thursday morning, killing 33 and injuring more than 30 others before the fire was put out on Friday morning. The suspect believed to be behind the arson has is being treated for burns.

Suspected Arsonist In Japanese Animation Studio Fire Reportedly Had Criminal Record

Police officials said Shinji Aoba, a 41-year-old from Saitama City near Tokyo, spent three and a half years in prison for robbing a convenience store in 2012.

A Russian cargo plane carrying parts of Russia's S-400 missile defense system landed at a military air base near Ankara, Turkey, on Friday.

Turkey Accepts Russian S-400 Missile System, Rankling U.S. And NATO

In response, the Pentagon is expected to announce that Turkey will be barred from receiving the new F-35 fighter.

Netflix said future shows aimed at its younger audiences will not depict smoking or e-cigarette use unless it is "essential." The streaming content giant also says information about smoking will be included as part of its ratings.

Netflix Promises To Quit Smoking On (Most) Original Programming

The streaming content giant said it will stop showing smoking or e-cigarette use in future shows unless it is "essential." New research finds tobacco imagery on popular shows has skyrocketed.

Disco Délix, a funky duo armed with prominent afros, long stilts and night-time choreography at Roxbury who brings life wherever they go.

At Just For Laughs, A Joke — Or Three — On Every Block

Montreal's Just For Laughs festival has countless comedy performances at indoor venues — but organizers say it's important that the fun spills out onto the streets, with clowns, dancers and puppets.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6. On Friday he announced a new election security czar for the agency.

Director Of National Intelligence Dan Coats Appoints New Election Security Czar

Spy world veteran Shelby Pierson will attempt to centralize election security efforts across the intelligence community with soon-to-be-designated agency leads.

The United States Courthouse in Brooklyn, N.Y. An American terror suspect was scheduled to appear there after prosecutors charged him with being a sniper for the Islamic State.

Trump Administration Repatriates, Charges Citizen Who Allegedly Fought For ISIS

A criminal complaint charging Ruslan Maratovich Asainov was unsealed in New York City; prosecutors say he was a sniper and weapons trainer for the Islamic State in Syria.

Pastor Earnie Lucas of Friendship Baptist Church in Appomattox, Va., posted this message on his church sign around the same time that President Trump tweeted that four Democratic members of Congress — all women of color — should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."

In Virginia, 2 Churches Feel The Aftermath Of Trump's Racist Rhetoric

Two small-town Virginia churches with the same name, but very different congregations, recently found themselves tangled in controversy related to the president's tweets.

The raids will target immigrant communities in 10 major cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Houston.

ICE Raids Expected To Target Recently Arrived Migrant Families In 10 Cities

Immigrant communities are once again bracing for nationwide raids targeting migrant families that are expected to begin Sunday.

NPR Public Editor Is One Of A Kind

NPR reaches more than 100 million people each month. As the public's representative to NPR, Elizabeth Jensen receives tens of thousands of letters from listeners and responds to significant questions, comments and criticisms.

Johnny Cash at his home in Calif., 1960.

COUNTRY MUSIC - A Film By Ken Burns

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