Israel's military said the strikes in southern Lebanon were preemptive. Soon after, Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and drones to avenge the killing of one of its top commanders last month.
German police said that a 26-year-old man claimed to be behind the deadly Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary.
Boeing's troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA decides it is too risky to bring the astronauts home on the spacecraft. The two astronauts will return in February.
Starting in late September, Americans will be able to order up to four free at-home COVID-19 tests that will be delivered to your mailbox. The tests will be able to detect newer variants of the virus.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, spent time in the hospital after being infected with West Nile virus and is now recovering at home, a spokesperson said.
The two sides have been in disagreement about whether Amazon bears legal responsibility to its delivery drivers, who are technically employed by third-party companies but deliver Amazon packages.
Flanagan, a former state lawmaker and children’s advocate, would ascend to the office if Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz win in November.
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled that he's increasingly confident inflation will soon be tamed, and that he and his colleagues will soon cut interest rates to avoid hurting the job market.
Maybe you're COVID indifferent. Or a COVID amnesiac. Or a NOVID who wants to keep your no COVID streak going. With cases rising this summer, it's time for a refresher course on how to avoid the virus.
Prosecutors opened an investigation into culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a yacht capsized off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people onboard. No suspect is currently identified.
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. will be determined by a high-stakes court hearing set for September. But TikTok is demanding the government turn over its classified documents on the app.
Two years ago, Cat Brushing, a collection of provocative stories about older women still very much in touch with the sensual side of life, put Jane Campbell on the map.
The concert promoters who ran popular music cruises are now trying the music vacation concept on land, promising no lines and a different kind of music fest experience for both artists and fans.
The past and present merge for NPR's Scott Simon, who attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a teen in 1968 and now as a senior citizen.
