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An Afghan commando stands on the tarmac, wearing night vision gear. The elite commandos are about to fly into an area controlled by Taliban fighters. Their mission: to sweep a village for Taliban fighters.

Under U.S. Air Cover, Afghan Commandos Chase The Elusive Taliban

Afghan commandos, supported by U.S. special operations forces, launched a raid into a village contested by the Taliban. The raid permitted an aid convoy to make progress after nearly a month.

Shaquille O'Neal Goes Undercover As A Lyft Driver

In Atlanta, former Los Angeles Lakers star Shaq disguised himself so it would be hard to recognize him as a Lyft driver. It's been a slam dunk of a promotion for the ride-sharing company.

Hoping To Put Negative Press Behind Him, Trump Hits Campaign Trail

Under fire for his delayed donations to veterans' groups and recently exposed practices at Trump University, Donald Trump was on the campaign trail in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday night.

Dan Mehan of the Missouri Chamber testifies at a Missouri committee hearing this year.

Missouri Chamber pushes for governor to sign employee ownership tax break

Legislation designed to expand the number of employee-owned businesses in Missouri is awaiting Gov. Jay Nixon's signature. House Bill 2030 would give...

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Mo., "deserves credit" for forgiving debts of former low-income patients, but he said that result should not have required congressional and press attention.

Nonprofit Hospital Forgives Debts And Stops Suing So Many Poor Patients

Scrutiny by Sen. Charles Grassley and an investigation by NPR and ProPublica led a Missouri hospital to give $17 million in debt relief. Will other nonprofit hospitals follow suit?

Donald Verrilli speaks to the press after the U.S. Supreme Court's hearing of a lethal injection case in 2008.

Donald Verrilli, Who Argued Groundbreaking Cases For The Government, Stepping Down

The solicitor general argued cases ranging from his successful defense of Obamacare to advocacy on behalf of constitutional protections for same-sex marriage.

A silver-haired bat, the type that transmitted rabies to a woman in Wyoming after apparently biting her while she slept.

Bats In The Bedroom Can Spread Rabies Without An Obvious Bite

When a Wyoming woman fell ill, no one suspected that she could have rabies from a bat in her bedroom. Health officials say sleeping in a room with a bat is a rabies risk because bites are hard to see.

Police officers work at the scene of a fatal shooting at the University of California, Los Angeles, on Wednesday.

UCLA Shooter Left Behind A 'Kill List,' Says Police Chief

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck says police found the list at Mainak Sarkar's residence in Minnesota. One woman on the list was found dead of a gunshot wound.

Reporting On The War In Syria, Despite The Obstacles To Being There

Anne Barnard of The New York Times and Thanassis Cambanis from The Century Foundation fell in love when they were reporting on the war in Iraq. Now based in Beirut, they continue to cover the region.

A Harte Appetite: Let's Have a Picnic

Though Southeast Missouri's muggy summer climate may occasionally test it, I've always held the conviction that there's something special about alfresco…

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