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Louisiana-native Roderick Smothers, Philander Smith College’s new president, has raised $500,000 for the school since he started in January and has helped…

After spending the night in jail, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis tells her lawyers, "All is well," adding that she slept well. She also says she is prepared to stay in jail.

French authorities say they know "with certitude" that a piece of debris found in July is from the Malaysia Airlines plane. The reason why the Boeing 777 disappeared remains a mystery.

The black, shoebox-sized drone flew over the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium during a second-round match and then crashed into empty seats and broke apart.

Writer April Salazar always felt proud of her family's Spanish heritage, but after getting back her family's genetic test results, she found there's a lot more to her story than she thought.

For people of color, travel can bring all sorts of unexpected experiences, both good and bad. Raquel Cepeda and Farai Chideya discuss how blending in or sticking out can affect travel.

The U.S. unemployment rate is down to its lowest level since 2008, but fewer jobs were added than economists expected.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Guardian political editor Patrick Wintour about British Prime Minister David Cameron's announcement to allow more Syrian refugees into the UK.

Lt. Roland De Los Santos said that Ryan Goforth, 5, and his father had bought matching Captain America T-shirts — and that while Ryan has his on today, "underneath his uniform, so does Darren."

Rocco Logozzo talks about his nephew, Aylan Kurdi, whose body washed up on a Turkish beach after a failed voyage from Turkey to Greece, and about the regret he and his wife feel for funding the trip.