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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he is anguished by recurrent allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers. The head of the Central African Republic U.N. mission was ousted Wednesday.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with R. Carey Davis, the mayor of the city of San Bernardino, Calif., about the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center, where 14 people were killed Wednesday.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told the crowd that if the Iran deal goes through, the Obama administration will be the "world's leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism."

The Navy's Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport, R.I., is the premier training facility for surface warship officers. In the past decade, junior officers have spent greatly reduced time there.

The Senate majority leader wants to put the massive progressive climate change framework to a vote. Its Democratic sponsor is not pleased by the move from the top Senate Republican.

The veteran soul singer released her 30th studio album, Unstoppable,last year. Staton talks about the inspiration behind her new music, her battle with cancer and her message to women everywhere.

For the second time in less than a year, Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill to ban transgender girls from girls’ sports.

Thirteen girls and women plan to sue the FBI for its failure to act on reports of abuse by the former gymnastics doctor.

The former chief of staff of Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) reaches a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in which he will assist the investigation of his former boss for allegedly doling out political favors to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Neil Volz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud in the deal.

A congressional committee took up the topic of global climate change Wednesday, focusing on an eight-year-old study suggesting that the world is warmer now than it has been in a thousand years. Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) used the hearing to question the study and the debate over global warming.