Centrist wins over hard-right nationalist in Romania's presidential race
With nearly all ballots counted, Romanian voters have elected Bucharest's mayor, a centrist and pro-European Union candidate, as president, over the nationalist choice.
Syrian President Assad Addresses Russia's Air Campaign In His Country
In a televised interview Sunday — his first comments since the campaign was launched last week — Syrian President Bashar Assad said Russia's air campaign against "terrorists" must succeed.
South Carolina Girds For Long Recovery From Record Rains
With the death toll at 13 in the Carolinas, rescue teams are fanning out, searching flooded homes and cars. George Kearns of South Carolina Public Radio talks with Renee Montagne.
Alaska Airlines Loses Its CEO's Luggage
A company spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times that Brad Tilden often checks his carry-on bag during full flights to save over-head bin space. He got his lost bag back 24 hours after he landed.
Ants Float Together To Survive Flood Conditions
A video online shows the ants forming a life raft out of their own bodies. National Geographic says the ants do this to protect themselves and their eggs when the water rises.
Flood Warnings Weren't Heeded, Meteorologist Says
The director of the Atmospheric Sciences Program at the University of Georgia says experts sounded the alarm that South Carolina's flood would be historic and devastating.
Nobel Season Kicks Off With Prize In Medicine
Scientists from the U.S., Japan and China won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Medicine. The 3 researchers won for discovering drugs used to treat parasitic diseases that affect millions of people each year.
Afghan Government Is Relatively Silent On Airstrike That Hit Hospital
Over the weekend in Kunduz, 22 people were killed in an airstrike that hit a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders. Renee Montagne talks to Ted Callahan, a Western security adviser in Afghanistan.
