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The 42-year-old daredevil made a perfect landing into a net 25,000 feet below in Simi Valley, Calif., on Saturday.

As a resident of Rio, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro says the question isn't whether Brazil can throw a good Olympics. It's whether the Olympics are good for Brazil.

The bridge is elegantly stretched between two peaks in China, where visitors can gaze under their feet at the canyon — a vertigo-inducing 328 yards below.

Nearly 300 Americans are heading to Rio de Janiero to compete in the Paralympics that begin Sept. 7. For Jennifer Schuble, it's her third time and the cyclist hopes to win gold yet again.

Drivers burned more than 405 million gallons a day in June, the most ever. But more efficient cars and an expected decline in auto ownership could mean the peak will soon be in the rearview mirror.

The soaring number of drones for hire is forecast in response to new federal rules that simplify and streamline the process of getting government approval and certification.

Surfing will be coming to the Olympics in 2020. The International Olympic Committee approved the sport for the upcoming Tokyo Games. Surfers in Southern California had a variety of reactions to the news, from "gnarly" to saying the Olympics were "50 years late."

Until recently, Corey Lewandowski was an obscure political operative. Now, he's engineered wins in South Carolina and New Hampshire for Trump's once-implausible presidential campaigns.

Perry had been accused of abusing his power as governor. A grand jury indicted him in August 2014, as Perry was ramping up his presidential campaign.

The government says Apple has cited broad generalities in its refusal to help the FBI circumvent an iPhone's security features — and argues that the FBI's request is, in contrast, modest and specific.