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A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus.

The luxury hotel in Saudi Arabia's capital city opened its doors for business Sunday. For more than three months it had held dozens of prominent Saudis in an anti-corruption purge.

Vonn defied her doubters to race in the Olympics on a torn ACL, but her comeback dream ended with a broken left leg. Most people would want to hide after such a setback — but Vonn isn't most people.

The U.S. Postal Service awarded a contract for new mail delivery trucks earlier this year. A runner-up says the USPS favored its competitor all along.

From the balcony of a tenth-floor window, the 84-year-old pope gave a blessing and spoke of the importance of free and accessible health care.

Brown's supporters say she was a victim of human trafficking who has remade herself while in prison — and on Monday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam agreed.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck about the Supreme Court's recent rulings on immigration.

Out of the spotlight of the presidential candidates, many Iowans help make the caucuses happen — people like volunteer caucus chairpeople, printmakers, host families and student journalists.

Massachusetts has one of the highest rates of aging prisoners in the nation. A new law would allow parole for prisoners who can prove they are physically or cognitively incapacitated.

Grant Robicheaux, 38, is an orthopedic surgeon who appeared on a 2014 reality TV show. Prosecutors say videos found on his phone show the apparent assaults of many women too intoxicated to consent.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Jesse Keenan of Tulane University about a new study that suggests New Orleans could become uninhabitable by the end of the century.

Israeli authorities released a 17-year-old Palestinian activist after eight months in prison. She's praised by supporters as an icon of resistance but Israelis accuse her of encouraging violence.