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Safety advocates and federal investigators have railed against a "lax safety culture" within Amtrak in recent years, but investigators warn against attributing four recent crashes to a systemic issue.

Brightly colored clothes air from lines strung between rudimentary plywood-sided homes. Cinderblocks stacked chest-high form the skeletons of unfinished houses, and a pile of unused rebar lies in the dirt patio.

The report finds that broadcast TV and children's series are increasingly diverse, but people of color remain underrepresented on all fronts, including lead roles, writers, directors and showrunners.

Also: A South African party is choosing the next president; more destruction is reported of Rohingya villages in Myanmar; and the power is back in Atlanta's largest airport.

Fifteen of the people who said they were beaten by Turkish security officials during a protest that erupted into violence are suing Turkey and five individuals involved in the melee.

Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, who had battled Perry and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles over a property sale, was in court for a post-judgment hearing related to the case.

Klukwan is home to about 100 people, most of them from the Tlingit tribe. Once their land reached to the mountains. Today, the village is struggling to retain its land and its culture.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill passed by the Legislature Thursday, amid a "health crisis." The measure also eliminates other nonmedical exemptions for schoolchildren.

Nearly 3 out of 10 online shoppers have taken the plunge to buy an item that costs $1,000 or more. Men are twice as likely as women to buy a big ticket item online, according to a new NPR/Marist poll.

U.S. law prohibits people on Medicare from using the discount coupons the makers of expensive medicines offer. The law aims to reduce federal drug spending and Medicare fraud, but can feel unfair.