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We asked NPR readers to share what they wished they'd known before becoming parents. More than 1,000 moms and dads sent in their stories.

The International Commission on Missing Persons in The Hague has identified remains of 18,000 people in the Balkans. Its new challenge: to I.D. the remains of migrants who died trying to reach Europe.

Koko fascinated and elated millions of people with her facility for language and her ability to interact with humans. She also gave people a glimpse of her emotions.

White people remain the majority in the U.S. — but the Census Bureau says non-Hispanic whites were the only racial group that didn't grow from 2016 to 2017.

Is your destination too dangerous? How do you protect yourself from health threats?

Everyone has an opinion about the big logos slapped on humanitarian handouts, from bags of food to temporary toilets. Are they helpful? Or do they make recipients feel like "supplicants."

In the past 14 months, more than 13,000 migrants and refugees have been dumped in the Sahara by Algerian authorities, with unknown numbers dying in the desert, The Associated Press says.

It's believed a blimp may have spooked the macaw. The bird flew out of an amphitheater and out of the zoo. A resident later spotted the macaw, which came down out of a tree when zookeepers called.

In a case that pitted the right to know against the right of free speech, the court ruled 5-4 that a California law aimed at "truth in advertising" likely violates the First Amendment.

New Hampshire parents who are trying to overcome opioid abuse face a ticking clock and limited state resources to try to keep their parental rights.