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Transgender athletes have become the focus of Ohio’s U.S. Senate campaign.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could come to an end, but at what cost for both political parties?

A study compares surgeries performed by Doctors Without Borders volunteers in the developing world with those taught to U.S. surgical residents — and finds "a dramatic mismatch."

The U.S. won over England in the semifinals of the Women's World Cup. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis for post game analysis.

U.N.-led weapons inspections resume in Iraq for the first time in four years.

The Iraqi city of Samarra is calm Saturday after thousands of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers fought their way to the center of town Friday. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

American soldiers in Baghdad have begun casting their absentee ballots for next month's presidential election. Iraqis are also expressing opinions on the upcoming U.S. vote. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

President Obama has recently announced plans to add U.S Special Operations forces in Syria as well as send additional troops to Iraq. The current…

U.S. officials say Saddam Hussein's regime appears to have lost hold of Baghdad. Security forces desert the streets, replaced by looters, and government officials have disappeared, though some fighting continues. From Qatar, U.S. Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks says the regime "is in disarray and much of Iraq is free from years of oppression." Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

U.S. forces move closer to one of Shiite Islam's most sacred sites, the Imam Ali shrine in the city of Najaf. Militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr engage in fierce firefights in the vast cemetery surrounding the shrine with U.S. troops backed by tanks. There are reports the shrine may be damaged by the fighting. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Baghdad.