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Lt. Col. Chance Henderson, an orthopedic surgeon serving in Afghanistan, was able to save the leg of a 6-year-old Afghan girl caught in a firefight. She is about to be discharged.

The Supreme Court may soon decide if the federal government will recognize same-sex marriage, a decision with profound implications for unions between American citizens and their foreign-born spouses. The family of one Washington, D.C.-area couple is "watching for that decision big time."

The International Rescue Committee warned that its goals of ending poverty, hunger, disease are failing. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the IRC's president about how to reverse course.

The massive reptiles, which were both caught Sunday, set new state records for heaviest male alligator. Each hunting team spent hours trying to bring the gators in.

The Cambodian government has issued a new rule that foreign men wishing to marry Cambodian women must be less than 50 years old and make more than $2,550 a month. Officials say the rules are aimed against sex trafficking and pedophilia. But critics say they are misguided and unenforceable.

According to local media, some businesses had no idea they were being touted as investment opportunities by Ezubao, an online lender.

Controlling owner Bruce Levenson said he had voluntarily told the league about the 2012 email. In it, Levenson asked if the Atlanta Hawks' black fans were keeping white season-ticket holders away.

President Obama called the unnamed man "one of the most important intelligence agents that the United States has ever had in Cuba." The agent spent nearly two decades in a Cuban prison.

The theme of the Democratic Convention has been "Forward." In accepting the party's nomination tonight, President Obama has to answer the question, "Forward to what?" And he may take a page from Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1936 renomination speech.

Lots of Americans spend some time near the top of the income ladder — and many spend at least a few years in poverty.

Target is ousting its CEO, months after a massive data breach and amid some other business issues.

At the Paralympics, the South African double amputee faces his rivals in the 100-meter sprint.