Assad's downfall came less than two weeks after an initial incursion west of the country's second largest city, Aleppo, ...

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President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on levying tariffs in his first days in office, minimizing his prior emphasis on ...

President-elect Trump's threatened 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada could have an enormous impact on the auto industry.

Many Americans kick off the Christmas season when it's still November by going shopping on Black Friday. In Colombia, people take a little longer to get into the Christmas spirit, but when they do, as ...

Pediatric cancer survival rates are a crowning medical achievement. But the impact of missing school is a less-discussed side ...

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We remember Cuban-born American singer Angela Alvarez, who 2 years ago became the oldest person to win Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy awards. She died this week at the age of 97.

A former police officer died in an apparent suicide just before going to trial for sexual assault. His case was dismissed, and his alleged victims say they are infuriated.

In a lightning campaign, Syrian rebels seize the capital and end half a century of brutal Assad family rule.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Abigail Hunter of the nonpartisan organization SAFE about the Chinese government's recent ban on exports of rare minerals to the U.S.