At least 11 people were killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The Israeli ...

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Former president Jimmy Carter turns 100 on Tuesday. To celebrate, the humanitarian's Carter Center organized a benefit concert in Atlanta this month that also showcased his lifelong love of music.

From abortion to immigration, the presidential tickets had plenty to say this week. We hear from them, in their own words.

In Haifa in northern Israel, people wonder if Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Lebanon.

Nathan Moore of the Sandia National Laboratories details a possible new method to stop a dangerous asteroid from hitting the earth: a burst of X-rays from a nuclear explosion.

The presidential candidates are hitting as many key states as they can while the vice presidential candidates prepare for a debate Tuesday.

The scope of the damage Hurricane Helena caused is still not totally clear.

Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is being met with both rage and celebration.

Immigration, one of the biggest issues of the presidential election, will likely be highlighted in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Mohamad Bazzi, a Middle East studies expert at NYU, about the latest developments in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.