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The Alabama GOP Senate nominee's lawsuit was dismissed by a judge on Thursday as the secretary of state certified Democrat Doug Jones the winner of the special election earlier this month.

The massive Thomas Fire in Southern California is now 89 percent contained and evacuees are starting to return home. The Upper Ojai Valley was especially hard-hit. About a quarter of the homes there were destroyed.

A federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to propose a new standard for lead inside homes within 90 days. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Eve Gartner, who litigated on behalf of groups suing the EPA to update the standards.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Carlos, an actor and tour guide in Caracas, Venezuela. Carlos used to protest daily against President Nicholas Maduro's government. Now, those protests have dissipated, opposition leaders have been imprisoned, and Carlos, who earlier said that he did not want to leave Venezuela, is looking for a job abroad.

On Thursday, more than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing at a cultural center in Kabul, Afghanistan. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Reuters' Kabul bureau chief James Mackenzie for an update on the details of the attack.

LGBTQ activists say they hope lawmakers in other states will also ban the legal defense, which blames a victim's sexual orientation for an attacker's violent reaction.

Psychologist Nancy Etcoff explains why beauty inspires and motivates us. Etcoff says our response to beauty is visceral.

Cameron Russell has spent the last decade modeling. Being beautiful has given her unexpected gifts, and believe it or not, a fair dose of insecurity.

Philosopher Denis Dutton says the places and people we find attractive can be traced to the preferences of ancient man.

The fire broke out in a five-story apartment building near the Bronx Zoo. The boy's mother left her door open when fleeing the blaze — likely helping it to spread, New York officials say.