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The last local cop in Tubutama was shot dead in mid June. Companies stopped delivering goods to the local stores. School teachers left; businesses closed.

Forget spaghetti and meatballs — the Italian island of Sicily has much more to offer in the way of savory delights. Influenced by the tastes of its many past conquerors, contemporary Sicilian cuisine features mouth-watering blends of sun-ripened fruits and vegetables — and cross-cultural flavors.

Donna Cooper and her family were lost for three days in Death Valley. Now, a ranger wants to prevent cases like hers by going to the root of the problem.

The Good, the Bad, and the Animated

Thanhha Lai's novel for young people, Inside Out & Back Again, conveys the wonders of being rescued in 1975 during an operation led by the USS Kirk. Last year, NPR shared other tales of that operation from refugees and U.S. sailors.

Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas are set to carry out the first stage of a prisoner exchange Tuesday, with nearly 500 Palestinian prisoners and one Israeli soldier being freed. Most Israelis support the move, but some say it will only lead to more attacks.

A colossal blizzard roaring across a third of the country crippled the nation's heartland with ice and snow, shuttering airports and schools and leaving normally bustling downtowns deserted.

"For the first time in modern history, the eastern basin of the South Aral Sea has completely dried," NASA says, citing satellite photos from 2000 and 2014.

Farm-To-School Movement Mixes Things Up At Local Schools

Presidential elections will be held Saturday in Zimbabwe. President Robert Mugabe faces his toughest opposition during his 28 years in power as Zimbabwe, once among the most prosperous countries in Africa, is in economic chaos. With inflation at 100,000 percent, a loaf of bread costs millions of Zimbabwean dollars.