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The vote took place under tight security and is a big step in a country that hasn't had a functioning central government for the past 26 years.

Rosie Ayliffe's daughter was stabbed to death last year. In an open letter, Ayliffe told President Trump that the attack was not terrorism — and urged against being led "into darkness and hatred."

As a federal court considers the state's appeal of a decision last month blocking its three-drug lethal injection protocol, Gov. John Kasich announced he was putting executions on hold until May.

Amnesty International says as many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar Assad have been hanged outside Damascus. NPR's Scott Simon wonders why any Syrian refugee who opposes the regime would return home.

The idea of plumes of moisture curling above our heads might seem beautiful, but new research shows atmospheric rivers to be among the most damaging of weather systems.

Wooden Wand's new album, Clipper Ship, flips James Toth's songwriting process: music first, lyrics second. It's produced genteel, impressionistic music that can stand on its own.

This week Defense Secretary James Mattis takes his first overseas trip, to South Korea and Japan. The U.S. allies are eager to hear what he has to say.

The financial support mirrors the Texas community's efforts to support the mosque: Four churches and a synagogue have offered to host Muslim services.

The Odd Future member and fore of The Internet steps out on her own like it ain't no thing, with sleek and woozy R&B jams that celebrate the crew and the bedroom.

A Book of American Martyrs is told, in part, from the perspective of the murderer, a man who feels he's been called by God.