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More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.

Biden and Trump will hold their first presidential debate tonight. Scientists think understanding how the brain removes waste and toxins may help treat a broad range of disorders.

Deadlines to rehouse evacuees have come and gone. It's still not clear when they might go home, and if so, what would they return to?

Steve Inskeep talks to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is teaming up with former U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, to launch a commission to counter Islamist extremism.

Despite the attention to lead in water, the biggest health risk to children is still from lead paint. The city of Baltimore banned lead paint way back in 1950, but children continue to be poisoned.

Donald Trump's use of suggestive language is a common element of how he communicates in the campaign, exciting his critics and supporters.

In Virginia and New York, academic transcripts must note if a student has been punished for sexual assault. Supporters say it's a matter of public safety. Critics say the move is draconian and unfair.

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a deal to provide more than $1 billion to battle Zika. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Tom Frieden, director of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.

Concourse “D” at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has sat empty since May of 2014 when United Airlines shut-down its hub. Since then, predictions...

The Philadelphia 76ers basketball jerseys will feature the StubHub logo starting in 2017. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to 76ers CEO Scott O'Neil about becoming the first NBA team to take advantage of the new rule change within the association that allows advertising on uniforms.