Search results for

Some of the hottest global weather in recorded history is happening this week. It's likely that record temperatures will continue to occur this year.

As leaders of the world's industrial powers gathered in St. Petersburg, Russia, for the G-8 summit, the focus was on tensions in the Middle East. Meanwhile, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin remained at odds.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ghana, which turns 50 today, is planning nationwide celebrations that will be attended by dignitaries from around the world. The West African nation was the first black African country to obtain its independence from colonial rule. But there are mixed feelings about the anniversary.

Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey tells the Senate Judiciary Committee about wrangling between the Justice Department and the White House over the implementation of a domestic surveillance program in 2004. He said that he and a number of high-ranking Justice Department officials threatened to resign over the dispute.

When White House lawyer Brett Kavanaugh faced a confirmation hearing for a judgeship on the federal appeals court in Washington, he said he had no involvement in rules governing detention of enemy combatants. Now, it appears that's not quite true.

A truck bomb in a northern Iraq farming town populated by Shiite ethnic Turks claims more than 100 lives. Elsewhere, several more Americans lost their lives in separate incidents, and the Iraqi parliament continues to struggle over an oil law.

Williams, who joined the Tennessee Titans in 2018 as a longtime defensive line coach, will step in for head coach Mike Vrabel during Saturday's pre-season game against Chicago.

Manufacturers claim compression clothes improve athletic performance, but there is little scientific evidence to back that up. This story first aired March 30 on Morning Edition.

Jeff Vandermeer's new novel, set on a far-future, post-apocalyptic earth, follows a trio of only vaguely human astronauts through a shifting, allegorical story that jumps back and forth across time.