Exxon Mobil's Rex Tillerson will likely have to divest from his vast holdings in the energy giant to become secretary of state. But even that may not address concerns about conflicts of interest.
The Pew Research Center says Hindus and Muslims who have migrated recently to the U.S. are especially well-educated — in stark contrast to the schooling levels of those populations worldwide.
What is the state of the various investigations underway into Russian cyber-intrusions? What are the key questions that Congress is trying to answer? And how much of the currently classified evidence can be made public? The CIA is weighing what it can share, without compromising what are known as "sources and methods."
Security forces descended on the country's election commission headquarters, ratcheting up tension in the country as regional leaders arrive to try and persuade the current president to quit power.
A Sicily court has convicted the ship's captain and another man over the wreck involving hundreds of migrants in April 2015. It was one of the deadliest migrant disasters in the Mediterranean.
Reports from inside east Aleppo described indiscriminate killing and scenes of horror and despair. Now a cease-fire has taken hold, and there's hope evacuation might be possible.
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Pawel Krzysiek with the International Committee of the Red Cross, about the deal pending to allow civilians to safely leave eastern Aleppo.
President-elect Donald Trump, in a statement early this morning, announced his intention to nominate the ExxonMobil chairman and CEO to become the country's top diplomat.