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Scrutiny Of The U.S. Postal Service Continues As States Report Missing Ballots

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Postal Service to sweep its facilities for any ballots in North Carolina and Pennsylvania amid reports of ballots left behind or delivered late in some states.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks Monday during a news conference at the State Department, where he announced the administration will rescind a 1978 department legal opinion that viewed settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as inconsistent with international law.

State Department Loosens U.S. Policy On Israeli Settlements In West Bank

The change, announced by Secretary Mike Pompeo, follows the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that country's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights.

Amalija and Viktor Knavs, parents of first lady Melania Trump, walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington in June 2017.

First Lady's Parents Become U.S. Citizens Thanks To 'Chain Migration'

Melania Trump's Slovenian-born parents, Amalija and Viktor Knavs, were sworn in at a private ceremony in Manhattan on Thursday.

U.S. Abortion Rate Continues Long-Term Decline In Most States

The rate fell again in the most recent Guttmacher Institute survey, continuing a decline since 1980.

In this Sept. 15, 2017 photo provided by the U.S. Army Alaska, soldiers from Alpha Company, 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, conduct unscheduled field maintenance under the Northern Lights on a squad vehicle in preparation for platoon external evaluations at Donnelly Training Area, near Fort Greely, Alaska.

The Northern Lights may move farther south into the mainland U.S. this week

The Northern Lights, known scientifically as auroras borealis, are triggered by geomagnetic activity from the sun. They typically occur closer to the North Pole, near Alaska and Canada.

This composite image shows the two remaining Conservative Leader candidates Liz Truss (left) and Rishi Sunak. Conservative MP's will cast their votes in their party's leadership contest with the eventual winner expected to be announced in September.

These are the two final candidates in the race to become the U.K.'s prime minister

The voting process now pits former finance minister Rishi Sunak against current foreign minister Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson.

US Attorney for the Southern District Ken Parker says kids are his hope. He has a wall of pictures in his office that he thinks about when cracking down on drug traffickers.

Cincinnati and Dayton are 'source cities' for drug distribution, U.S. attorney says

The flow of drugs hasn't slowed, and Cincinnati and Dayton remain key locations for dealers, Ken Parker says.

ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a 30-year low

Scores have fallen for six consecutive years, and the trend accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The average scores in reading, science and math showed test-takers weren't ready for college.

Palestinians receive medical care at the European hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday.

A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know 'we are not safe'

Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly."

Pope Francis waves to the faithful upon his arrival in Morelia, Michoacán, on February 16, 2016. Pope Francis arrived in Mexico's troublesome western state of Michoacan, where the cult-like Knights Templar drug cartel and its pseudo-messianic leader terrorized the population until farmers revolted against them. (Enrique Castro/AFP/Getty Images)

Pope Francis Wraps Up Mexico Trip Near The U.S. Border

NPR’s Carrie Kahn shares the highlights of the pope's week in Mexico, which has the second-highest number of Catholics in the world.

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