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Xi Jinping leaves Tuesday for a week-long visit to the Philippines. Ties between the two countries have grown closer in recent years — as both have faced challenges in relations with the U.S.

A gunman shot and killed three people at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago this past week. NPR's Scott Simon remembers and honors one of the victims, Tamara O'Neal.

Stephen Hillenburg died on Monday at 57. He created the wildly popular SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon, that appealed to kids and young adults alike.

A police officer and two others were shot dead by a gunman at a Chicago hospital. The attacker was also killed. The shooting began as a domestic dispute and ended in a firefight with police.

E. coli in romaine lettuce is back. The CDC has issued a warning for people not to consume any romaine lettuce from any source as it investigates another illness outbreak tied to the leafy green.

The community shaken by California's Camp Fire is finding ways to come together for Thanksgiving.

New preliminary research shows families in the U.S less than five years were the most likely to drop out of SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, out of fear it could impact their immigration status.

Officials from the United Kingdom and the European Union on Thursday approved a draft agreement on their future relationship — for when the U.K. leaves at the end of March 2020.

The earthquake and tsunami that hit Sulawesi have killed at least 1,200 people. Steve Inskeep talks to Iris van Deinse of the International Federation of Red Cross about the aftermath of the tsunami.

Once a dominant retail chain, Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company has been struggling for several years, drowning in debt.