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Back in 2012, Emelin asked the mayor to help the girls of her town. He laughed in her face. But she didn't give up. This week, she told the U.N. General Assembly about her efforts.

Britain triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty one year ago, which began the official Brexit process. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Bloomberg reporter Charlotte Ryan, who was on the team that traveled around the U.K. talking to people about how they think Brexit is going.

What would happen if Russia cut U.S. undersea telecom cables, as aNew York Timesreport suggests? It may require a massive, hyper-organized operation to hurt Americans' access to the Internet.

After three back-and-forth sets at the U.S. Open Tuesday night, Serena Williams advances to the semifinals. Steve Inskeep talks to Courtney Nguyen, a senior writer for WTA Insider.

Danny O'Shea turned 35 at his first Olympics, after three decades of skating and two reversed retirements.

Questions are mounting over the claim by U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte that he and three other competitors were robbed by Brazilian police early one morning. Evidence suggests the swimmers made the story up.

The U.S. Forest Service says the growing popularity of the Conundrum Hot Springs near Aspen, Colo., is threatening the fragile ecosystem, and they're starting to crack down.

The refugee crisis in Venezuela is growing. A U.N. agency says the number of people fleeing the country is staggering. Most of the people who have left Venezuela remain in Latin America.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. Both parties are preparing for President Trump to name a nominee to fill her vacancy at the Supreme Court.

NPR's Ari Shaprio talks with David Kris, founder of Culper Partners consulting firm and a former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security, about a new DOJ inspector general report.