Supreme Court allows Trump to fire members of independent agencies — for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Trump administration's emergency request to fire the heads of two independent agencies. But the decision is technically a temporary one.
Library In Finland Sets Up A Karaoke Zone
The Karaoke Zone at the library in Vantaa, outside the Finnish capital Helsinki, is for people who want to get over stage fright, and learn to perform with no pressure.
Louisiana Flood Victims Aided By Members Of The 'Cajun Navy'
An armada of volunteers — known as the Cajun Navy — with their big pickups towing big boats — are helping neighbors near Baton Rouge, where record floods have displaced tens of thousands of people.
The Difficult Task Of Moving Freight Forwarding Into The Internet Age
When products move around the world, they pass through a highly sophisticated system of ships, docks, trucks and more. But there is one link that has remained stubbornly human: freight forwarding.
The Familiar Voice Of Delilah: A Nighttime Companion On The Radio
This year marks 20 years that Delilah Rene Luke has been talking to strangers about their problems. Radio personality Delilah talks to David Greene about giving advice and dedicating songs to callers.
Book Fair Aims To Help Change Somaliland's Oral Culture
In the unrecognized autonomous region of Somaliland, literacy is more than a educational goal. It's an economic lifeline to the diaspora who provide most of the country's economic support.
Reality Show Resonates With Politically Starved Young Palestinians
A 24-year-old Palestinian who was elected president on a TV reality show gets peppered with policy questions by his fans. It's a sign of how hungry Palestinians are for delayed real elections.
Why High-Income Households Benefit More From Product Innovations
A Stanford University researcher finds that products purchased mainly by poor people were increasing in price much more quickly than those purchased by the wealthy.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt Retains Title: World's Fastest Man
Bolt passed all challengers to win the men's 100 meters in Rio for an unprecedented third time. He's attempting to do exactly what he did in 2008 and 2012 — win the 100, the 200 and the 4x100 relay.
Boko Haram Video Is Said To Show Some Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls
In Boko Haram's reported video, the camera pans across about 50 veiled females. They appear to be some of the missing Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped en masse by the extremist group two years ago.
Merkel Stakes Her Career On Germany Welcoming Middle East Migrants
Chancellor Angela Merkel is standing by what she calls the historic task of making war refugees part of Germany. But fellow Germans are growing increasingly skeptical that this can be done.