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Google's app matching faces to famous paintings went viral prompting, a flurry of selfies over the weekend.

Google App Goes Viral Making An Art Out Of Matching Faces To Paintings

The Google Arts & Culture app, allowing users to compare their selfies to famous works of art, took a top spot in the app store over the weekend and took over social media.

Venezuelans began blocking deserted streets Wednesday as the opposition held a two-day strike opposing President Nicolas Maduro's planned vote for a new Constituent Assembly. A banner reading "The Constituent Is Hunger," is seen in Caracas' Petare neighborhood on Wednesday.

As Venezuelans Strike, U.S. Announces Sanctions Against Maduro

The sanctions target 13 current or former officials from President Maduro's government, freezing their U.S. assets and preventing Americans from doing business with them.

Ebbers Testifies He Was Unaware of WorldCom Fraud

The former head of WorldCom takes the witness stand again Tuesday at his trial on charges of accounting fraud. Bernard Ebbers insisted Monday that he was unaware of the massive fraudulent accounting that took place at the company between 2000 and 2002.

Gulfport, Mississippi, grieves death of 15-year-old boy killed by police

Police accounts are contradicted by witness accounts at the scene on the day of the shooting.

President Obama signs H.J. Res 124, which includes appropriations to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels. For now, the effort will be paid for from an account meant to wind down the war in Afghanistan.

Why Did Congress Kick The Can On Funding Islamic State Mission?

The president got approval for his plan to train and equip Syrian opposition fighters, but lawmakers didn't approve funds to pay for it or the broader air campaign.

N.H. Attorney General Accuses Drug Companies Of Blocking Opioid Probe

New Hampshire's attorney general claims five drug companies are stifling an investigation into how they market opioids. The allegations are the latest in a string of legal actions that aim to hold drug companies accountable for a spike in opioid abuse.

Actor Anthony Rapp Alleges Kevin Spacey Assaulted Him In The 1980s

In Hollywood, over the weekend more allegations of sexual assault came to light, as actor Anthony Rapp shared his account of an incident that happened in the '80s with Buzzfeed. Actor Kevin Spacey, allegedly assaulted Rapp, then 14, when they were working on Broadway. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Adam Vary, who broke the story.

U.S. Park Police and other federal officers hold a perimeter near the White House on June 1 as demonstrators gather to protest the killing of George Floyd.

Watchdog To Review Nonlethal Tactics Against Protesters, Including 'Heat Ray' Request

The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan government watchdog, will review the federal government's use of nonlethal weapons and the tactics it wielded against protesters this summer.

Syrian Activist Loans Scraps Of Fabric With Prisoners' Names To Museum

When Syrian Mansour al-Omari left prison, he smuggled out pieces of fabric with the names of other inmates written in blood. He's hopes experts at the Holocaust Memorial Museum can help recover them.

What Can Citizens Do To Fight Foreign Disinformation Campaigns?

An expert told the Senate Intelligence Committee that there is dramatically more fake information than genuine conversation from automated accounts on the extreme ends of the political spectrum.

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