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Two women remember a day in the 1950s when their elementary school in Marfa, Texas, banned speaking Spanish on campus in a ceremony called the "burial of Mr. Spanish."

A court of appeals in Porto justified a suspended sentence for a man who beat his ex with a nail-studded bat. The judges noted that the Bible says an adulterous woman should be put to death.

Hurricane Nate, initially expected to hit Southern states as a Category 2 storm, has been downgraded to a tropical depression. It made landfall near Biloxi, Miss., over the weekend.

The number of young people with obesity has risen tenfold since 1975, according to a study from the World Health Organization. At the same time, that rise has been far from uniform across the world.

It's one of many varieties in Madagascar that are being studied as part of a project to bring better nutrition to people. And no, it's not the same as a sweet potato.

Businesses are using the millions of square feet of underground space to preserve rare stamps, put the finishing touches on brand-new trucks and more.

New results from an NPR poll show sexism and discrimination against women is widespread and pervasive. Sexual harassment is just one of many challenges women experience in daily life.

The revelation confirms long-held suspicions that the raid destroyed what Israel believed to be a nuclear reactor. Israeli officials made clear they intend this announcement to send a message to Iran.

Thousands gathered in Kemerovo to protest the official response to the blaze, which reportedly killed dozens of children. Four people have also reportedly been detained for questioning.

The leaders of the intelligence community sat in the Oval Office with the president and urged him to walk back his criticism of a controversial surveillance law.