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Israel's prime minister has called for parliamentary elections more than a year ahead of Israel's next scheduled vote. Netanyahu and his Likud party are running strong in the polls, but issues such as Iran, the Israeli economy and the role of the ultra-Orthodox will factor into the campaign.

Is the Libyan Military Siding With Protesters?

Japan's efforts to cool overheating reactor units at its crippled nuclear power plant demand global cooperation.

Fifty albums for a heavier-than-average year, selected by NPR Music's staff and member station partners. These are the albums we held close in 2014 and the ones we want to share.

There were some heated moments at the World Scrabble Championships when a "G" went missing. Officials decided not to ask one competitor to denudate.

Overall crime rates fell in San Diego last year, despite a smaller police force. The police chief credits a new method of policing.

Hannon Young was listening with only half an ear during the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints earlier this month when Church President Thomas S. Monson started talking about missionaries. But then Young perked up -- and froze, as Monson declared that women no longer have to wait until they are 21 to go on their missions. They can begin at 19, he said.

Italy is appealing to ethnic Italians in San Diego and around the world to become citizens of the old country, in hopes it will beef up their dwindling native population.

Latino Evangelicals are concentrated in battleground states, which makes them highly coveted voters. They voted for Obama in 2008 after voting for Bush in 2004. This swing vote will continue to garner attention in future elections.

A new Obama campaign ad says the Massachusetts economy actually fared poorly during Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's four years as governor, challenging the notion that Romney knows how to fix the nation's ailing economy.