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FILE photo - Texas sued Meta on Monday over misuse of biometric data, the latest round of litigation between governments and the company over privacy.

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Facebook's parent company could owe billions of dollars in damages for selling the biometric data of unknowing users.

U.S. military veterans Andy Huynh, left, and Alexander Drueke. The two veterans, who disappeared while fighting Russia with Ukrainian forces on June 9, have been released after about three months in captivity, relatives said Wednesday, Sept. 21.

Russian separatists release 2 U.S. veterans as part of a prisoner exchange

Two U.S. military veterans who disappeared three months ago while fighting Russia with Ukrainian forces were among 10 prisoners released by Russian-backed separatists as part of a prisoner exchange.

President Biden discussed the war in Ukraine, China and climate change at UNGA

The war in Ukraine is dominating this year's general assembly. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address the world body about newly discovered graves in formerly Russian occupied territory.

Police and firefighters inspect the scene where a man is reported to set himself on fire, near the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.

A man sets himself on fire in an apparent protest of Japanese leader Abe's funeral

More protests are expected before the state funeral next week for Japan's divisive former leader. Shinzo Abe's assassination in July has highlighted the Unification Church's ties to Japanese politics.

Amber Mark's <em>Three Dimensions Deep </em>is one of NPR Music's top 20 R&B albums of 2022.

The 20 Best R&B Albums of 2022

In 2022, R&B rediscovered its place in the club, pushed into the outer reaches of space, found and lost love (as always) and relished the beauty of the Black experience.

The 77th session of U.N. General Assembly opened at the United Nations headquarters on Sept. 13 in New York City. The session's high-level debate begins on Tuesday.

What to expect at this week's U.N. General Assembly

As leaders gather for the first all-in-person General Assembly since the pandemic, the war in Ukraine is a major focus. Secretary-General António Guterres has warned this is a time of "great peril."

Here's what's holding up talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement

With elections nearing in the U.S., talks on reviving the nuclear deal with Iran and world powers seem to be hitting a rough patch again.

Soldiers carry coffins during funerals at a military cemetery in Yerevan, Armenia's capital, on March 2, 2021, for fighters killed during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The deadly clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, explained

Hostilities began anew last week between the two countries in the deadliest spate of violence since 2020, though a cease-fire reached on Wednesday put a temporary stop to the bloodshed.

A new surge in violence in the West Bank is worrying the Biden administration

Israel has escalated military arrests and raids in the West Bank as a new cohort of Palestinian militants seems to be gaining strength. Scores of Palestinians have been killed.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine to be the main topic at annual UN General Assembly meet

Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be a major topic at this week's annual meeting of leaders at the United Nations.

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