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The state prosecutor in Veracruz says that "for years organized crime has disappeared and assassinated people with the complicity of the authorities."

The U.S. will continue to waive some sanctions against Iran, a key aspect of the agreement negotiated by the Obama administration and other world powers.

President Trump raised the possibility of a taping system in a tweet last week, but the White House has refused to elaborate and confirm or deny the existence of any tapes.

Randolph Alles is currently at Customs And Border Protection. He will take over an agency stretched thin and beset by poor morale and other issues.

The state's Supreme Judicial Court officially dismissed the drug convictions because of misconduct by a former state chemist who admitted to faking test results.

One blaze forced people to flee cabins in the Los Padres National Forest and briefly stranded some 90 children and 50 counselors near a lake.

The president's son did not disclose the presence of Rinat Akhmetshin, a Russian-American lobbyist, when he provided statements and emails about the meeting to the media earlier this week.

The committee is working with the former Trump Campaign head on a compromise, rather than compelling him to appear at a Wednesday public hearing.

In response to a lawsuit, a judge had given the DOJ 30 days to disclose parts of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' security clearance form that dealt with contacts with foreign governments.

For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a list of 12 bacteria that "pose the greatest threat to human health" because of their antibiotic resistance.

With the same person in Mexico, authorities also recovered another of the New England Patriots quarterback's Super Bowl jerseys, from his team's victory over the Seattle Seahawks in 2015.

Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly were accused of playing key roles in a traffic nightmare on the George Washington Bridge back in September 2013.

This paves the way for Thailand to hold elections in the coming months, but critics say that rather than promote democracy, the document only solidifies the power of the military.

Ohio had to quickly revise its design after realizing the original showed a plane pushing a banner instead of pulling it. North Carolina, where the historic flight took place, weighed in, too.

Scientists have been watching with alarm as the world's glaciers and arctic regions are showing more and more signs of melting. They suspect that global climate change -- fueled by industrial and vehicle emissions -- are to blame. But as NPR's Eric Niiler reports, this arctic thaw is also revealing a trove of ancient artifacts from people who dropped them thousands of years ago.

Masterpiece Theatre has been an integral part of public broadcasting since its debut, 40 years ago this month. But Alistair Cooke, the show's armchair host, thought it wouldn't last.

The U.S. Department of Justice claims the Texas law contains several provisions that "will disenfranchise eligible Texas citizens who seek to exercise their right to vote."

The U.S. State Department removed Colombia's FARC rebel group from its list of international terrorist organizations.

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

On this week's Wingin' It, journalist and musician Sylvie Simmons talks to NPR's Lynn Neary to share her favorite road trip song, "Bohemian Rhapsody," by Queen.