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President Trump marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in Shanksville, Pa. A new memorial tower was dedicated there to honor the 40 people killed when their hijacked plane crashed.

The Trump administration slashed the number of refugees it will permit into the United States next year by 30 percent. The new ceiling is 30,000 — that's 15,000 fewer than this year.

A new law in California sets a goal of phasing out all fossil fuels from the state's electricity system by the year 2045.

Arthur Mitchell was the founding director of the Dance Theater of Harlem, the country's first black ballet company. He died Wednesday at the age of 84.

The French singer Charles Aznavour has died at the age of 94. His fame spread across borders and generations, and Aznavour sold more than 100 million records in 80 countries.

A rejuvenated Swearin' packs its first record in five years full of indie-rock rippers from an older and wiser vantage point.

NPR's Scott Simon says Christine Blasey Ford's accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh unlocked a heavy door holding in American women's experiences with sexual assault.

Scientists affiliated with Harvard and MIT have been battling with colleagues at University of California, Berkeley over who deserves patents for a revolutionary technology used in medical research. On Monday, the east coast scientists won their case in a federal appeals court.

At 18, Jean Annette Watters was recruited for the top secret British military program to decode German messages during World War II. She died Sept. 15 and was buried in Nebraska.

The EPA is holding hearings on a proposal to relax fuel efficiency standards. Arizona has come out in opposition — the state has a bad smog problem and was counting on the fuel rules to help fix it.