Afghan women and young people say the peace negotiations exclude their wants and needs. “The U.S. is negotiating with a group that’s notorious for denying women basic human rights,” says one activist.

The death toll from the storm stands at 23, with victims ranging in age from 6 to 93. One family, connected by marriage and living in two homes along the same road, lost seven members.

The executive could be freed from jail soon after a Tokyo court set his bail at nearly $9 million. Ghosn was arrested in November for alleged financial crimes, including understating his income.

The tech company disbursed almost $10 million to more than 10,000 employees to try to standardize pay. Google says it will continue studying structural issues to ensure compensation is fair.

Paid time off for illness and family caregivers has substantial bipartisan support. Several states are expected to consider proposals, but there are disagreements over how to structure and pay for it.

Paid time off for illness and family caregivers has substantial bipartisan support. Several states are expected to consider proposals, but there are disagreements over how to structure and pay for it.

Paid time off for illness and family caregivers has substantial bipartisan support. Several states are expected to consider proposals, but there are disagreements over how to structure and pay for it.

Many elite colleges have committed to enrolling more low-income students. But, a new book argues, their efforts at inclusivity still fall short.

Many elite colleges have committed to enrolling more low-income students. But, a new book argues, their efforts at inclusivity still fall short.

NPR analyzed records from a Federal Emergency Management Agency database of more than 40,000 buyouts and found that most went disproportionately to whiter communities.

NPR analyzed records from a Federal Emergency Management Agency database of more than 40,000 buyouts and found that most went disproportionately to whiter communities.

Mitchell Tendler, a 93-year-old WWII vet, died recently. According to his son, one of his last statements was about the special counsel: “‘I’m not going to see the Mueller report, am I?'”

Against the advice and pleas from doctors and medical associations, some Arizona lawmakers are pushing bills that would make it easier for parents to get exemptions for their kids from vaccinations.

Former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia survived an assassination attempt last year, which U.K. authorities blamed on Russia. Russian officials want to know where the two are now.

The teens partying around a large swastika appeared online over the weekend, sparking investigations by school officials and law enforcement.

Lottery winners can elect to remain anonymous in fewer than a half-dozen states.

The company says Ray Kelvin, who founded the fashion retailer more than 30 years ago, had resigned “with immediate effect.” He will not be entitled to any salary or benefits payments.

A spokesman for Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Public Library said there are no hard feelings about the extreme delay and the return sets a good example. “We just want our stuff back,” Robert Rua said.

Senior Democratic lawmakers are again criticizing the freshman Minnesota Democrat for rhetoric that plays on anti-Semitic tropes. This time, the congresswoman is refusing to apologize.

A senior Saudi official told journalists Monday he believes that Canada will honor its $13-billion agreement, contrary to the Canadian prime minister’s comments in December.

A lawsuit claims that San Diego has failed to keep rental scooters off the sidewalks, and that makes sidewalks unusable for people with disabilities.

City officials said the woman’s husband and his daughter took advantage of Baltimore citizens’ fear of violence to cover up their crime.

Some kids seem resilient from the start — readily able, like dandelions, to cope with stress and adversity. But pediatrician Thomas Boyce says biologically reactive kids need more support to thrive.

Haitians are angry about rising costs, austerity measures and corruption. Haiti’s democracy needs improvement, argue researchers Athena Kolbe and Robert Muggah.

The sisters, ages 5 and 8, chose to stay put and drink water from leaves, officials said. Their disappearance in a rugged region launched a 250-person-strong search operation.

A new primary in the district is set for May. Republican Mark Harris, who held a narrow lead in the unofficial vote tally, won’t run again. An operative his campaign hired has been indicted.

While Luke Perry was best-known for playing a teenager, he was in his early 20s when he joined the cast of Beverly Hills 90210.

Chinese officials accuse Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, of “stealing and spying on sensitive Chinese information and intelligence.”

The carmaker says the change is meant to send “a strong signal about the dangers of speeding” and that the company is also working on new ways to address distracted and intoxicated driving.

For decades, scientists have observed an extraordinarily positive side effect among children who received the measles vaccine. Researchers are now finding that other vaccines confer added protections.

Some of the animals were wrapped in duct tape, some were mixed into luggage items such as clothing, shoes and cookies. A passenger coming from Hong Kong left the animals at the airport.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., says his panel is investigating allegations of obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by the president and other officials.