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Najmeh Bozorgmehr, a Tehran-based correspondent for the Financial Times, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about why women in Iran are boldly protesting the compulsory hijab.

The Dallas school district estimates it has 3,600 homeless students and help for them is now nearby. Nearly every high school has a resource center for students with food, clothes and counseling.

Major stock indexes dropped sharply Friday; the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 2.6 percent amid signs that wage growth is picking up. It was the Dow's worst weekly performance in two years.

Dutch Railways says 1 out of 3 of its passengers frequently flirt while on the train. But what happens when strangers make a connection and don't see each other again? The railway offers some help.

After decades of controversy, the Cleveland Indians will remove the "Chief Wahoo" logo from baseball uniforms in 2019. The logo is revered by some fans and considered offensive by many others.

The animosity between President Trump and the FBI isn't new. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro trace the tension from the 2016 campaign through present day conflicts, including the GOP memo that hasn't been released.

A meteor streaked over southeast Michigan Tuesday night, creating a sonic boom so loud it shook houses. After seeing the spectacle in the night sky, thousands of people took to social media to share what they witnessed.

Former senator and GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole is receiving Congress' highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal. After serving in World War II, Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than three decades.

Kimberly-Clark plans to cut up to 5,500 jobs — about 13 percent of its workforce — and get rid of 10 manufacturing plants, as its CEO cites "a challenging environment."

Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama voted to end the shutdown in exchange for a promise the Senate will consider protecting child immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. — a "major breakthrough," he says.