Flotsam In Area Where Cargo Ship Went Missing, Coast Guard Says
Authorities lost contact with the El Faro, a 790-foot cargo vessel, after it sent an satellite distress message amid hurricane-force winds and waves in the Bahamas.
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Hijab-Wearing Model Appears In H&M Ad, A First For Fashion Giant
When H&M put a Muslim girl in a headscarf in an online ad this summer, it prompted celebration among Hijabi fashionistas. Is it a sign that the public is more open to Muslim culture?
Eager To Leave Croatian Camp, Migrants Await Registration
More than 90,000 migrants have passed through Croatia in the last two weeks. Authorities are registering them and immediately sending to the Hungarian border, which Hungary plans to soon close.
In Remote Colombia, Prospects For Peace Are Clouded By Corruption
The country's president and insurgents have pledged to sign a treaty, ending the Americas' longest-running conflict. But peace relies on small-town mayors, whose campaigns are often founded on favors.
Kunduz Airstrike Reportedly Kills 19 At Doctors Without Borders Hospital
A trauma center in northern Afghanistan run by the international aid group was apparently hit by a U.S. airstrike early Saturday.
Vatican Fires Priest After He Comes Out As Gay Ahead Of Bishops' Meeting
Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa appeared at a news conference with his partner. In an interview he called the Church's stance on homosexuality "backwards."
State Of Emergency Declared In South Carolina, As Joaquin Barrels Northeast
The storm looks likely to stay well offshore the U.S. East Coast, but it is still dumping historic levels of rainfall on cities like Charleston. Meanwhile, Bermuda could be in Joaquin's crosshairs.
Historic Art, Luxury Apartments Battle Over Berlin's Famous Wall
A stretch of the old Berlin Wall has stood for decades as an open-air gallery, covered in fine art and graffiti. Bids for luxury developments in the area have artists hitting the streets in protest.
As Refugees Leave And Russian Airstrikes Land, What Are The Options In Syria?
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Philip Gordon of the Counsel on Foreign Relations about what options are left to the U.S. in light of the failure to remove President Bashar Assad from power.
What's Luck Got To Do With Health Care? A Heck Of A Lot
It's true for all of us. The choice of a doctor, for example, can make a tremendous difference. For those who live in remote spots and in poor countries, good luck is even more critical.