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Around the world, people consume too much salt. A new study estimates 1.65 million deaths a year are attributable to sodium intake.

Death By Salt? New Study Finds Too Much Sodium Is A Global Killer

It's not just Americans who are oversalted. A new study reports that sodium takes a global toll, attributing 1.65 million deaths from cardiovascular disease to sodium consumption.

Immigration and Customs officials stand by as a woman and child, who were deported from the United States, deplane at the San Pedro Sula airport in Honduras on July 18.

Young Migrants May Request Asylum, But It's Hard To Get

Amid the emotional debate over the surge in unaccompanied minors from Central America, some migrants will be given refugee status while others can try for asylum.

Northern Iraq Burdened With Military, Humanitarian Crises

Steve Inskeep talks to Tom Bowman about the U.S. thinking on the humanitarian crisis. David Greene gets an assessment of the U.S. military's re-engagement in Iraq from retired Gen. Michael Barbero.

Lawrence County will revisit the prison debate in a special meeting next week

Lawrence County will revisit its stance on trying to lure a state prison to the region. This after a Monday night meeting where the Quorum Court voted 5-4…

Human trafficking task force report presented to lawmakers

(Courtesy of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's Office.)The final report of the Attorney General’s State Task Force for the Prevention of Human…

A device deployed by police goes off in the street as police and protesters clash Wednesday in Ferguson, Mo.

Mo. Highway Patrol Takes Over Security In Ferguson, Governor Says

Protesters have clashed with local police in the St. Louis suburb for days over the shooting of an unarmed teen. The police response so far, including arrests of two journalists, has drawn criticism.

Riot police stand guard as demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Wednesday. The police have been an increasingly militarized presence as the protests continued this week.

How People In Ferguson See The Police In Ferguson

Some residents say that even before Ferguson police killed a teenager, they saw the police as a potential threat. Increasingly this week, they're seeing the police in military gear.

The titles of James Ostrer's photographs are inspired by the European Union's codes for food additives, known as E numbers. Instead of just E numbers, Ostrer uses EF numbers, for "emotional fossil." This one is called EF 124.

Beneath These Masks Is An Artist Conflicted By Junk Food

James Ostrer slathered himself and a few friends with cream cheese and then piled candy, doughnuts and fries on top. As he photographed these human sculptures, he found a sort of catharsis.

Conrad Bassett–Bouchard, 24, of Portland, Ore., won the National Scrabble Championship held in Buffalo, N.Y. His winning words included "florigen."

New Scrabble Champ: Oregon Man, 24, Wins Title

In the final, Conrad Bassett–Bouchard of Portland used words including "florigen." Of the runner-up, the tournament head says, "He's going to be kicking himself for missing 'gramarye.' "

Kenyan Health Workers Fear Ebola May Take Flight

Kenya's international airport is on high alert, since the Kenya Medical Association has called on the national airline to suspend flights due to concerns over the Ebola outbreak.

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