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A mosque inside the military compound near Peshawar was also attacked and many killed in the assault were attending Friday prayers.

Two University of Arkansas researchers working on a promising new material to create more efficient solar cells will lead a corps of Arkansas scientists…

When a circus elephant terrifies a small town in Tennessee in 1916, the town wants revenge.

Lasker Award recipients include the medical aid group that fought the virus on the front line. Dr. Deane Marchbein shares her thoughts about the honor — and why it makes her a bit uncomfortable.

The agency says some 480,000 diesel-powered Volkswagens have sophisticated software that detects emissions testing — and "turns full emissions controls on only during the test."

NPR has learned that 16 aircraft — including four attack jets and as many attack helicopters — have landed in Syria at a forward operating base at Latakia.

Additionally, eyes are on the "Best Actress in a Drama" category, where two black actresses have been nominated for the first time in Emmy history.

To migrants fleeing war and poverty, there were two starkly conflicting messages from Croatia this week: On Wednesday, it was "Welcome." Today, it's don't stay.

In the 1700s, soon-to-be saint Junípero Serra helped Spain colonize California by converting thousands of Native Americans to Catholicism. Many blame him for destroying the indigenous way of life.

Pot is legal in Colorado, but the capitol city has outlawed pot bars like those in Amsterdam, leaving tourists who flock to Denver to get high with no legal place to do so. But that may change soon.