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"I was not going to extend this forever war," President Biden said from the White House, "and I was not extending a forever exit."

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are soaring due to the highly contagious delta variant, and the rise in severe cases is stressing the hospital systems, according to health officials.

The members of Recap, four young women of color from New Jersey, have built a mission of gender equity into their striking debut album.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled the fourth attempt at state legislative district maps was unconstitutional, leaving the different state officials in a state of limbo until a possible federal court decision.

A year after his conviction, the former Minneapolis police officer is asking a state court to send his case back to Hennepin County; order a new trial elsewhere; or order him to be resentenced.

The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for an immediate halt in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon. Annan told the U.N. Security Council that a cessation of hostilities would "give diplomacy the chance to work out a practical package of actions."

At least 20,000 people were killed by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake along the Pakistan-Indian border on Saturday. Pakistani Kashmir was hardest hit. Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Philip Reeves about the latest developments.

Simon Wiesenthal, who died Tuesday at age 96, survived the Holocaust and devoted his life to finding Nazi fugitives and bringing them to justice. He was best known for helping to track down Adolph Eichmann, a key architect of Hitler's genocide.

Senators sharply question federal safety officials during a hearing on one of the nation's biggest mine disasters in 20 years. Labor subcommittee members asked why the Sago mine was not shut down for past violations. They also wanted to know if communications technology could have saved lives.

Statistics compiled by the Iraqi government and the medical community say that 6,000 people were killed in May and June -- civilians who were victims of spiraling sectarian attacks. The statistics were released by the United Nations.