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They are the champions of Africa (and Europe, too): Uganda's 2015 team will take on the best of the planet in the Little League Baseball World Series that starts Thursday in Williamsport, Pa.

Baseball And Uganda — Two Words That Don't Usually Go Together

Until now: The Ugandan team is the only African nine in this year's Little League Baseball World Championships. And they got there by clobbering European teams with scores like 16-0.

#NPRreads: Lying About Sept. 11, And California's Drought-Stricken Levees

Also this week: What Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath teach us about the true nature of America.

Eugene Kaspersky, founder and chief executive officer of Kaspersky Lab, at his office in Moscow last Dec. 9. Kaspersky and his firm have ties to the Russian government, but say that should not be cause for concern in the West, where the company's cybersecurity software is widely used.

Kaspersky Lab: Based In Russia, Doing Cybersecurity In The West

The software security company is big in the U.S. and around the globe, but tensions between Russia and the West have raised questions about the Moscow-based company.

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Fundraising Downers Don't Portend Well For Many Campaigns

For several White House hopefuls, their third-quarter fundraising numbers didn't bring good news and could be an ominous sign for their future.

Migrants walk toward Austria from a camp in Sentilj, Slovenia, on Sunday. Many migrants are from Syria and are sometimes from opposite sides of the country's war.

For Syrian Refugees, Old Frictions At Home Can Re-Emerge In Europe

Refugees from both sides of Syria's civil war are among those now streaming into Europe. It makes for some sensitive discussions along the migrant trail.

Interactive Art Exhibition Joins Music, Painting And Technology

You know an artist is living in the 21st century when her artwork invokes YouTube, QR codes and Amy Winehouse along with finger painting, Post-it notes…

From Carnegie Hall, A Youth Orchestra That's A National First

It's a hot summer afternoon and the recital hall at Purchase College is abuzz with excitement and nervous energy. One hundred and twenty teenagers, from…

A 24-year old's Survival Guide to 6 Hours of Wagner

I am 24 years old and I survived 6 hours of Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg last night, and you can, too. As I sat down next to my husband…

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez (left) and Mya Taylor (right) (shown here with James Ransone) play transgender sex workers in <em>Tangerine.</em>

A Big-Hearted, 'Tangerine' Vision Of LA's Crime-Riddled Streets

Reviewer Justin Chang says a new film about transgender sex workers on Christmas Eve is a "warts-and-all immersion in one of L.A.'s seamier subcultures — and a terrific girlfriend movie to boot."

HPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer and other cancers by fending off the virus that causes them. But it's been a tough sell with doctors and parents.

Early Push To Require The HPV Vaccine May Have Backfired

The HPV vaccine has failed to gain market share compared to other new vaccines, even though it's great at preventing cancer. Concerns about teen promiscuity and attempts to require it may be why.

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