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The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.

Customarily, the Fed and other central banks do as much as they can to keep markets calm. This time they're the reason behind the volatility.

The policy says corporal punishment will be used only when other forms of discipline have failed and then only with the superintendent's permission. The district had dropped the practice in 2001.

It was unclear how many people were on board the aircraft or if anyone on the ground was hurt. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are launching investigations.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Atlanta season 4, The Lair of The White Worm, and old reality TV on free streaming channels.

How many home runs will Aaron Judge hit? Will the San Diego Padres finally get their first World Series title? And how will a suite of rule changes affect the game?

A team of federal investigators -- including FBI agents and transportation security officials -- is on the way to Yemen to hunt for clues in the airline cargo bomb plot and advise about screening procedures. Meanwhile, Yemeni authorities have released a female student brought in for questioning, citing an apparent case of identity theft.

The embassy in Washington, D.C., was once a symbol of a new Afghanistan. Now, the few staffers left refuse to serve the Taliban and are racing to help as many refugees as they can.

A former Columbus police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man during the early morning raid of an apartment has been indicted by a grand jury on murder charges.

It could be argued that Quichotte is a novel that aims to reflect back to us the total insanity of living in a world unmoored from reality — but it's about the power of believing more than anything.