The U.N. reports there's been a significant drop in violence but that further assurances are required before aid can access those in need. At least 20 aid trucks are waiting near the Turkish border.
Bayer, the maker of Aspirin and other pharmaceuticals and chemicals, is buying Monsanto in a deal valued at $66 billion. If approved, it would make one of the world's biggest agri-chemical companies.
The deal will create the world's largest supplier of seeds and agricultural chemicals, if it survives scrutiny by regulators. It's part of a wave of agribusiness consolidations.
Last year the country was declared polio-free. Now there are three new cases. And Boko Haram militants are the biggest obstacle to getting rid of the virus.
Uber is deploying a fleet of self-driving cars Wednesday in Pittsburgh. Employees will be in the front seats, but they will try to let technology do the driving. We went for a ride.
Manning, a transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified data to WikiLeaks, says the U.S. Army has agreed to allow her to get medical treatment for her gender dysphoria.
Secretary of State John Kerry tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that the new U.S.-Russia cease-fire deal in Syria is the best option under the circumstances. Without it, he says, there would be more deaths.
Boston Light, the nation's first lighthouse, first lit up the Boston coast 300 years ago. Its resident keeper — one of the last in the country — calls it "the best government housing" in the U.S.
In every year in the 2011-2016 period that the CFPB mentions in its consent order, Carrie Tolstedt collected $5,500,000 in stock as her portion of a performance share award.