Scots are expected to vote to stay in the United Kingdom in next week's referendum, but some nationalists see Brexit as a way to hasten Scottish independence.
The International Association of Athletics Federations said that despite "good progress," Russia hasn't done enough to address a "deeply rooted culture of tolerance — or worse — for doping."
When we first met Monzer Omar, the Syrian teacher was waiting for smugglers in western Turkey to arrange passage for him to Greece. He is now a refugee in Germany, and he recently met U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power in Berlin during a fact finding trip on refugees. NPR's Ari Shapiro brings us up to date on Omar's story and talks to Ambassador Power about the U.S. and international response to the migration crisis.
Guanabara Bay will host the Olympic sailing competition in August. But it's so heavily polluted, it threatens the livelihoods of those who depend on its waters.
Reinhold Hanning, a former death camp guard, told victims in the courtroom, "I am sorry." He said he has been silent all his life about his role as part of the Nazi killing machine from 1942 to 1944.
More than 50 career diplomats in the State Department signed an internal letter protesting Obama administration policy in Syria. Steve Inskeep talks to Maria Abi-Habib of The Wall Street Journal.
About 50 State Department officials have signed an internal memo that reportedly calls for targeted military strikes to push Bashar Assad toward the negotiating table.
Some 30,000 troops from 20-plus nations took part in Europe's biggest military exercise since the Soviet Union collapsed. It was meant to send a message to Russia, but critics warn it could backfire.
The recovery might feel slow to many U.S. workers, but the United States is in far better shape than other developed countries, according to an organization that tracks global growth.