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The Sunni town fought back when Sunni Muslim extremists from the Islamic State tried to impose their rule. The extremists leveled the town as a warning to Sunnis who won't accept their brutal rule.

A new ranking looks not just at dollars but at trade barriers, environmental impact, arms sales and openness to migrants.

A wide crackdown is underway in Turkey following a failed coup against elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. NPR's Leila Fadel gives the latest.

The Northern Hemisphere saw the biggest rise in land temperatures, finishing 2.59 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the 20th century average.

Check out the songs (and back stories) of women musicians from around the world.

The White House hasn't announced any such plans. But Obama will be in Japan next month and a visit would be a grand symbolic gesture in keeping with his emphasis on nuclear nonproliferation.

Today's the day for not-so-serious news, from Google's new Parachute delivery service to a unique look into the life and humanity of John Stamos.

Scientists have been attaching transmitters on the huge seagoing birds and are astonished by their ability to stay aloft.

Ailsa Chang talks to Elisabeth Koek of the Norwegian Refugee Council, a group that's been receiving families who escaped the Iraqi city. More than 500 families have made it to displacement camps.

The president told an energetic audience he "will not rest" until the city's water is safe to drink. A federal state of emergency has been declared as a result of lead leaching into Flint's water.