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Liberian election officials said Thursday that soccer great George Weah, seen addressing an October campaign rally in Monrovia, had won the presidential runoff.

Liberia Elects Soccer Star George Weah Its Next President

For the first time in 70 years, the country will transfer power from one elected president to another. Many Liberians identify with Weah, who grew up poor before becoming a top striker in Europe.

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.

President Obama making his case this morning at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

College Presidents Have Problems With Obama's Message On Tuition

The president says he's putting colleges "on notice" about tuition hikes. College officials say the White House shouldn't be prescribing how schools cut costs.

Fungus, Fruit Flies, Old Age: It's The End Times For NPR's AntCam

Soon, an ant expert says, besieged by disease or old age, the NPR ant colony will come to an end.

"Macho types are inspired by the likes of Jason Statham," pictured here, writes Daniel Jones.

Confronting Your Crown: Male Pattern Baldness

Balding men have decisions to make: Go with a comb over, take medication, get hair plugs or a toupee or do nothing at all. So when New York Times contributing editor Daniel Jones started losing his hair, he chose what he considers a "cooler alternative" — head shaving.

Michael Phelps swims in a preliminary heat at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. Phelps and rival Ryan Lochte were awoken from their afternoon naps by a fire alarm at their hotel Monday.

Lochte Beats Phelps In Olympic Trials Final

The London Olympics are more than a month away, but fans of swimming were eager to see the 2012 edition of the rivalry between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte get started Monday, when the two Olympic gold medalists face off in the final of the 400-meter individual medley at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Epidemics Prefer Changing Planes In JFK Over ATL

Researchers at MIT have developed a pretty nifty computer model to figure out the most influential U.S. airports in the early stages of an epidemic's spread. John F. Kennedy International is No. 1, followed by Los Angeles International. You might be surprised to learn that Honolulu's airport ranks third.

Laura Intensifies into Season's Fourth Hurricane over Gulf of Mexico

Update as of 11:15 AM ET / 10:15 AM CT: A Hurricane Warning has been issued from San Luis Pass, Texas to Intracoastal City, Louisiana. The warning...

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., won first place in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science and math competition for high school seniors. The pandemic meant a virtual Zoom ceremony rather than what's usually a black-tie gala ceremony in the nation's capital.

High School Senior's Tool To End Food Insecurity Wins National Competition

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, has won the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a top science and math competition for high school seniors. Her winning project: a tool to predict crop harvests.

Vice President Pence, seen during a press conference at the White House on Sept. 28, will begin a campaign tour through key swing states following the vice presidential debate on Wednesday.

How Trump's Coronavirus Infection Changes The Campaign's Final Weeks

Vice President Pence and other top Trump surrogates will hold in-person campaign events during a tour through key swing states.

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