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Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup. But in the end, the tournament was considered a resounding success. How exactly did that happen?

A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and killed by gang members in Haiti's capital after they were attacked while leaving a youth group activity held at a local church, a family member said Friday.

Tuberculosis is a dangerous infectious disease. The strategies used by wealthy countries to wipe it out within their borders in the 1950s hold lessons for the world.

The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues."

21st Century Fox said it was a matter of poor ratings. But the move coincides with the company's efforts to get government approval for its $15 billion takeover bid of European media giant Sky.

A moment with Lee Fisher, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate; and an open forum

The U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for Americans visiting Mexico. The escalating drug cartel violence along the Mexico/U.S. border and…

Gen. Tommy Franks visits Baghdad for the first time, as the U.S. military's focus turns to restoring order in postwar Iraq. But anti-American protests erupt in Mosul, and Kurds in northern Iraq have their own agenda for change. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley, NPR's Melissa Block, and Barham Salih, prime minister of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

The U.S. launches a pre-dawn missile attack on what President Bush calls "selected targets of military importance" in Iraq. In Baghdad, where streets are deserted, Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf accuses President Bush of a crime against humanity in ordering the attack. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Anne Garrels.

Three U.S. judges in Atlanta hear the case of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman in a persistent vegetative state whose feeding tube was disconnected Friday. Schiavo's parents are seeking an emergency injunction from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Charles Edwards of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.