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Yu Xu was a member of the Chinese air force's elite aerobatics team, and was the first woman to fly China's J-10 fighter jet. She died in a training accident over the weekend.

Iraqis from Mosul expect chaos when ISIS is pushed out. In 13 years of war, when the army and its U.S. ally have taken control of cities, the military victories were squandered amid sectarian feuding.

The State Department regularly issues travel alerts for U.S. citizens. Now U.S. gun violence has led other countries to urge their own citizens to show caution when visiting the U.S.

Hillary Clinton tells Fresh Air the mechanism for such a challenge does not exist in the U.S. "and usually we don't need it." She also says she is "optimistic about our country, but I am not naive."

Marie-Antoine Carême died 184 years ago today. But in his short lifetime, he would forever revolutionize French haute cuisine and gain worldwide fame. Some of his concepts are still in use.

The "October surprise" has a long history in American politics, but not as long as you might think — and not as consequential as you might think, either.

He mostly ignored this region on the campaign trail, but the president-elect will find much to worry about. War, terrorism, corruption, tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors — it's all there.

He mostly ignored this region on the campaign trail, but the president-elect will find much to worry about. War, terrorism, corruption, tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors — it's all there.

The U.S. has reached out to foes that include Cuba, Iran and Myanmar. Now the State Department weighs in with its annual report on human rights around the globe.

Hundreds of NPR readers recounted their first memory of a news event. These are some of their stories.