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A Hellfire missile like this one being loaded onto a U.S. Air Force Predator drone went missing in 2014 — and turned up in Cuba. The U.S. says it lacks key internal components.

Hellfire Missile Wrongly Sent To Cuba Was Inert, U.S. Official Says

The missile arrived in Cuba in 2014; since then, U.S. requests for its return have gone unheeded.

The Trump administration's new executive order will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on March 16.

Trump Signs New Order Blocking Arrivals From 6 Majority-Muslim Countries

Trump's previous executive order caused chaos at airports and inspired protests and dozens of lawsuits. The new version omits Iraq, doesn't apply to existing visas and isn't in effect immediately.

Twila Legare and Marc Legare arrive for the state dinner in honor of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Trudeau of Canada at the White House on Thursday.

On The State Dinner Guest List, A 'Letter Writer' Ignites Imaginations

On one of the world's most exclusive guest lists, between a senator and the Treasury secretary, there she was: Ms. Twila Legare, letter writer. What did she write? To whom did she write it?

"Music is science more than art, and it is the main code of the universe," Vangelis says.

From Composer Vangelis, A True Story Set In Outer Space

"We are part of the universe, and the music is the code," Vangelis says. The composer of Chariots Of Fire fame has released a new album, Rosetta, named after the recent European Space Agency mission.

President Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they pose for a group photo ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit leaders gala dinner in Vietnam last week.

Mueller Russia Probe Moves To The White House; GOP's Math Problem On Taxes

The investigation into Russian election interference encircles the White House with interviews of staff close to the president. And the GOP is struggling to make the numbers work for their tax bill.

Quid found 228,912 English-language stories in the news and on the blogs about Clinton's health between Sept. 12 and Oct. 12.

Pundits Vs. Machine: Who Did Better At Predicting Campaign Controversies?

We pitted two political pundits against an algorithm to compete at predicting the biggest issues to arise over a month in the presidential election. Now we find out who won.

Mueller Russia Probe Moves To The White House; GOP's Math Problem On Taxes

The investigation into Russian election interference encircles the White House with interviews of staff close to the president. And the GOP is struggling to make the numbers work for their tax bill.

After surgeons removed a tumor from Dan Fabbio's brain, they gave him his saxophone — to see whether he'd retained his ability to play. A year after his surgery, Fabbio is back to work full time as a music teacher.

This Music Teacher Played His Saxophone While In Brain Surgery

The surgeons tasked with removing a tumor from Dan Fabbio's brain had worked hard not to disrupt his ability to perform music. They rejoiced when he was able to play his sax on the operating table.

A woman from Afghanistan walks by a workshop at the shelter where they live in Sarstedt, Germany, in February.

Finding Europe Untenable, More Migrants Return To Their Home Countries

A report finds more than 30,000 migrants have voluntarily left Germany since January. The top three destinations were Albania, Afghanistan or Iraq.

As history tells it, young Edward Jenner heard a milkmaid brag that having cowpox made her immune to smallpox. And years later, as a doctor, he drew matter from a cowpox pustule on the arm of a milkmaid to vaccinate a young test subject (depicted in the drawing above). A researcher now weighs in on the veracity of the milkmaid stories.

What's The Real Story About The Milkmaid And The Smallpox Vaccine?

As history tells it, young Edward Jenner heard a milkmaid say she'd had cowpox so couldn't get smallpox. And thus his idea for a vaccine was born. Now a researcher has fact-checked the tale.

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