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Congress has put in place a temporary patch to provide funding for the nation’s highways; however, an actual highway bill could go to the President’s desk…

Runners in Bangkok entered a half-marathon. Race organizers, however, accidentally had the runners take a wrong turn, adding four miles to the race.

Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Ben Taub, who has a piece in The New Yorker, about why the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek has been a center for radical terrorists in recent years.

A piano was set up inside the Gare du Nord for anyone to play. Issam Djouad, a young man with curly dark hair and a multicolored scarf, sat down and began to play.

Donald Trump campaign appearances keep getting more combative. On Wednesday night in Worcester, Mass., a big crowd cheered his attacks on ISIS, fellow candidate Marco Rubio, food stamps and the media.

In 2011, about 100 Americans living and working in Kabul gathered for a Thanksgiving feast a long way from family. But a dish familiar to many NPR listeners helped bring them a taste of home.

National security officials and policymakers are pushing for tougher surveillance laws. Much of their effort focuses on forcing tech firms to give law enforcement access to encrypted smartphone data.

Construction continues on the site of the new Arkansas State University campus in Mexico. The privately funded project is being run through a business…

The family of Anita Datar of Maryland, an international development worker, confirms she died in the terrorist assault. Malian officials say at least 19 people were killed, along with two gunmen.

Researchers say pigeons can be trained to spot cancerous breast tissue on x-rays and slides. Gathering results from a lot of pigeons, "flock sourcing," brings the accuracy rate up to 90 percent.