American and Kurdish forces raided an Islamic State prison in northern Iraq on Thursday. About 70 captives were freed, and one U.S. service member died in the effort.
A judge dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against Jay Z and Timbaland over their 1999 hit, "Big Pimpin'." The judge ruled that there was no standing to pursue the claim.
Secretary of State John Kerry meets Israel's prime minister Thursday in a bid to calm Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Kerry also huddles with major players on Syria, a day after Russia hosted Bashar al-Assad.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to international order and strategy expert Jeremy Shapiro about Friday's planned meeting on Syria held by Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers from Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Joel Dvoskin, a clinical and forensic psychologist who is a consultant to psychiatric hospitals around the country, on how to reduce the risk of assaults. He says no hospitals have been able to completely eliminate the risks, but there have been successes in reducing the number of assaults. He explains the key elements for reducing risk.
Though the HPV vaccine prevents cancer, doctors hesitate to suggest that preteens get vaccinated at routine visits, a study finds. Or they're offering it for teens they think are sexually active.
At fine-dining places, white workers overwhelmingly fill jobs with the heftiest salaries, while Latinos, blacks and other minorities have jobs with pay closer to the poverty level, a study finds.