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On Tuesday, activists targeted five pipelines carrying crude oil into the U.S. from Canada, as construction resumed on a North Dakota pipeline.

The armed occupation at the Malheur wildlife refuge has renewed interest in the remote spot's natural offerings: more than 300 bird species and hiking trails. Hotels and restaurants are filling up.

She grew up disconnected from her abusive father and his Armenian heritage. Years later, she reconnected to that heritage through her grandmother's kitchen and cooking lesson.

A Syrian man, Jaber al-Bakr, was arrested Monday on suspicions he was plotting a bombing. German officials say he killed himself in the cell where he was being held.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dr. Unni Krishnan, director of Save the Children's emergency health unit in Haiti, about concern that Hurricane Matthew's destruction could lead to a spike in cholera cases.

Some immigrant families from China send their U.S.-born babies to their home country to be raised by relatives. Psychologists are studying what happens when these children return home.

A spokesman says 21 of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents two years ago have been released after talks brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government.

The first lady gave a rousing, lengthy speech Thursday hammering Donald Trump for vulgar comments he has made about women.

Twitter and Facebook say they are cutting off bulk data access to a firm that scans vast amounts of public social media posts. Critics say the service enables police to conduct invasive surveillance.

Michelle Obama spoke today at a Hillary Clinton event in New Hampshire and addressed Donald Trump's comments on women, saying 'it has shaken me to my core."