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A popular cafe in Shanghai named after Sherlock Holmes' London address opened last year and features near-shrine-like treatment of the show's actor, Benedict Cumberbatch.

Tens of thousands of people are suffering after losing their jobs in the wake of wide-scale corruption at Brazil's state oil company. Scores of politicians and executives have been implicated.

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now 4.17 according to AAA. That surpasses the previous record set in the summer of 2008, when not accounting for inflation.

A Pew Research Center poll finds generational differences in how American Jews view the Israel-Hamas war. Rabbi Aaron Potek tells NPR's Leila Fadel about his community's struggles.

Beer — it soothes the savage breast and sometimes allows unlike-minded people to find common ground.

A Kenyan intelligence official says that the "high-value terrorist leader" whose residence was targeted in a Navy SEAL raid was the senior al-Shabab leader Abdikadir Mohamed Abdikadir, alias Ikrima. Ikrima is a Kenyan of Somali descent who boasts connections to both al-Shabab in Somalia and to a Kenyan jihadist group called al-Hijra.

The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and, in the end, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece.

Also: Syria's Assad appears on television; Philippines is pummeled by rain; alleged Arizona gunman expected to plead guilty.

Also: Mars rover pulls off high-wire landing; Egypt vows to crack down on "infidels;" Mitt Romney raised $101 Million in July.

Also: The Euro falls below $1.30 for first time since January; "The Protester" isTime magazine's person of the year.