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Monitor groups allege a strike by U.S.-led forces leveled a school near ISIS' de facto capital in Syria. The coalition says there's no indication it was responsible but it will investigate.

Russian investigators say a device was set off by a man "whose remains were found in the third car of the train." The 22-year-old from Kyrgyzstan is said to have planted a second device elsewhere.

The blasts Saturday left dozens dead in Homs, mostly held by President Bashar Assad's regime. Those attacks were answered by government airstrikes, even as delegations met abroad for U.N.-led talks.

The FBI alleges the business represented Chinese nationals under a program that awards green cards for investing a half-million dollars in job-creating projects. But the projects were never built.

This species is a master escape artist. It's extremely fast. It can lose its tail and grow a new one. And most unusually, it can shed its huge scales to get out of sticky situations.

National Geographic has recognized the Southern Ocean as the fifth official ocean. The cartographic update doesn't surprise researchers who study the importance of the waters surrounding Antarctica.

Scientists have shown that the brain uses multiple checkpoints to make sure we get enough water, but not too much.

Climate change means more flood risk from rising seas, hurricanes and heavy rain. Black communities in the southern U.S. are in the crosshairs, according to a new analysis.

The blaze in the city of Chittagong broke out around midnight Saturday following explosions in a container full of chemicals. The cause could not immediately be determined.

Entering the Waterford Historical District seems surreal: modern cars and the issues of the day confront you in a town filled with late 18th and 19th century buildings and a farm-land vista that seems drawn from an earlier age. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports how the modern age may finally be catching up with Waterford.

Researchers are closer to matching the talents of the fingertip with a new kind of sensor for pressure. The findings have implications for robot technology and new kinds of machinery needed to perform delicate tasks.

Rafael Pulido, aka "El Pistolero," is host of a morning talk show for WOJO's La Que Buena. His show is the main vehicle for informing the Hispanic community about protests against the immigration bill that is currently under consideration in the Senate.

Hyphy is a rap style out of the suburbs of San Francisco, defined by its fast pace and intricate wordplay. It's now getting national attention, as rapper E-40 has an album in Billboard's top 100. Youth Radio's Tapan Munshi explains.

In southern Afghanistan, U.S. forces launched air strikes Sunday against suspected rebels. Afghan and U.S. officials fear that the Taliban -- and its al Qaeda allies -- are re-grouping as Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections this fall. Carlotta Gall of the New York Times has the latest details.

At least three people were killed and others injured when an Amtrak train struck a dump truck in rural Missouri.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The events on Monday in the Baltic Sea resembled blasts from depth charges or mines, according to a Swedish researcher. They caused major leaks from the inactive Nord Stream pipelines.

Buckthorn is a challenging invasive species to eradicate, so land managers have taken to novel methods for eradicating the plant. Adam Maleski is a technician with the Crow Wing County Soil and Water Conservation District, and he joined John Bauer on the KAXE/KBXE Morning Show to discuss the way goats are helping in the fight against buckthorn. Click the "Listen" player at the top of the page to hear the full conversation.

The reservoir continues to suffer from a 22-year drought that now has water levels at only 27% of capacity. That's surfaced four sets of skeletal remains in the past four months.

The Trump administration is pushing ahead with plans to allow drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The decision is a key moment in a decades-long environmental battle.