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Marie Colvin, an American who was the Sunday Times of London's chief war correspondent for a quarter of a century, was killed Wednesday. Colvin was in the embattled Syrian city of Homs and died alongside a French photojournalist and one of Syria's best known citizen journalists. All three died in a district of Homs which has been under bombardment by Syrian government forces since early this month.

The leaders of the international body that regulates track-and-field is to decide on Friday whether Russian athletes will be allowed in the Rio Olympics. This comes in the middle of a doping scandal.

Louisiana's new congressional map is caught in a legal fight that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act.

Amtrak is on its way to carrying more passengers this fiscal year than ever before. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Reuters reporter David Shepardson about why that is.

Congress is asking hard questions of the Secret Service in order to get to the bottom of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last weekend.

New White House rules would close a tax loophole that lets Shein and Temu cheaply ship from China to American shoppers. The Biden administration says it undercuts U.S. workers, retailers and manufacturers.

Many of Helene’s effects are individual and heartbreaking, such as the deaths of children, grandparents and others. But the storm's impact is also so outsized that it’s clearly visible from space.

The death toll in a fire that engulfed an apartment block in the Spanish city of Valencia rose Friday to nine. One person remained missing, according to forensic police.

Six school employees died in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday. President Obama has hailed them as heroes. The six women included a veteran school psychologist, a dedicated special education teacher and a young substitute at the beginning of her career.

Heavy rain, strong winds and some tornadoes are in the forecast for the Northeast this week, as parts of the Midwest grapple with flash floods. Meanwhile, the heat wave arrives in the South.