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The Sunni town fought back when Sunni Muslim extremists from the Islamic State tried to impose their rule. The extremists leveled the town as a warning to Sunnis who won't accept their brutal rule.

Voter turnout was up among college students by more than the nation as a whole in the last election, a Tufts University report says. But that turnout varied greatly across different types of colleges.

Several states plan to move quickly to make sports betting legal in the wake of Monday's decision. But they will be competing with an established black market that lacks tax forms.

On Saturday, supporters chanted "Resist!" as they surrounded a union headquarters where Lula holed up in his last hours of freedom. He's been sentenced to 12 years in prison over corruption charges.

The platform will take tens of millions of locked accounts off follower lists in an attempt to crack down on fraud.

After hitting U.S. soybeans with retaliatory tariffs, China is seeking alternatives to supply its important crop.

The U.S. squad, 242 strong, has more women than ever. It also includes 10 African-Americans, 11 Asian-Americans and the first two openly gay athletes to compete for the U.S. at a Winter Olympics.

The Sears bankruptcy highlights the struggle that many suburban malls face, especially when an big anchor retailer shuts down. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Sears Canada CEO Mark Cohen about malls in the post-Sears era.

Kelli Rowlette first thought the results were a mistake when she learned her dad was not her dad. She learned her mother's OB-GYN had lied and had inseminated her mom using his semen, not a donor's.

The United Nations says 22 children were killed in an airstrike and puts the blame on the Saudi-led forces intervening in the civil war.