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What If You Held An African Summit And No Africans Could Come?

That's what happened at an African business conference in Los Angeles. Not one of the African invitees could get a visa to come to the U.S. And it's hard to find out exactly why.

A few families are returning to heavily damaged neighborhoods on the outskirts of Mosul's old city. The residents must be cleared by a committee that certifies they are not ISIS members before they start to move back to repair their homes.

As East Mosul Comes Back To Life, West Mosul Remains In Ruins

Three months after ISIS was pushed out of Mosul, the eastern half of the Iraqi city is bustling and growing. But the badly damaged western half is in ruins, and its residents are angry and resentful.

Massive Space Telescope Is Finally Coming Together

In a NASA facility just outside Washington, D.C., workers are building the James Webb Space Telescope, an $8 billion successor to the Hubble. It'll be the largest ever, and it's set to launch in 2018.

Nicholas Nicolet and his son Rocco cross-country ski on Sunday in Montpelier, Vt. A major winter storm hit the Midwest and New England this weekend.

Winter Storm Grounds Flights, Delays Trains And Knocks Out Power

The storm barreled through New England after hitting the Midwest, creating havoc along some transportation routes.

Russian Orthodox believers swim in frigid water at a pond outside St. Petersburg in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Warmly dressed emergency medical technicians stand by in case anyone is overcome by the cold.

In Russia, Epiphany Comes With A Shockingly Cold Swim

To celebrate the feast of Epiphany marking the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, thousands of Russian Orthodox faithful take a dip in icy waters. How does it feel? "Absolutely good," one man says.

Bottles of Purdue Pharma L.P. OxyContin medication sit on a pharmacy shelf in Provo, Utah, in 2016.

Doctors In Maine Say Halt In OxyContin Marketing Comes '20 Years Late'

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, won't promote opioids to doctors anymore. In Maine, physicians say the change should have happened long ago.

Thomas Tyrell is master brewer at Stone Brewing's Berlin plant. He says the biggest misconception about cans in Germany is that they're environmentally unfriendly, pointing out that their cans carry a deposit just like bottles.

Uh-Oh, Germany Is Rapidly Running Out Of Beer Bottles

In Germany, beer consumption is up as temperatures remain unusually high. This is good and bad news for the beer industry.

Sen. Cotton Keeps Politics Out Of His New Book, 'Sacred Duty'

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Tom Cotton about his book: Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery. Cotton served in Iraq and Afghanistan and as a platoon leader at Arlington.

'Unite The Right' White Nationalist Rally Drowned Out By Counterprotesters

Internal disputes within white nationalism helped reduce the number of protesters at last weekend's "Unite the Right 2" rally in Washington, D.C.

Surveys done since the 2016 election show that engaging with politics is stressing people out and harming their mental health and relationships.

Stressed Out By Politics? Here's How To Keep Caring Without Losing Your Cool

Surveys show today's political climate is affecting people's mood, relationships and health. How do you stay engaged with democracy without letting the stress ruin your day?

Demonstrators in favor of and against abortion rights made their beliefs known during a January 2018 protest in Washington, D.C.

Where U.S. Battles Over Abortion Will Play Out In 2019

Expect more aggressive regulatory action from the Trump administration while skirmishes continue in Congress and statehouses across the U.S. Many of these policies will ultimately land in court.

With New Campaign Leadership Comes A New Trump: Apologetic

In his first speech since reorganizing his top campaign staff, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he regrets sometimes saying the "wrong thing."

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