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Annual rankings by the World Economic Forum suggest that women still lag men in many measures of economic participation and political power. The U.S. has fallen in the rankings since last year.

Commercial space startup Blue Origin announced Tuesday the successful launch and landing of one of its rockets. NPR explores what the success means for space travel.

Last month the tech giant recalled 2.5 million phones after some were catching fire or exploding. After reports that the replacements are dangerous, too, the company is permanently ceasing production.

As the rainwater dumped by Matthew flows downriver, towns are being overwhelmed by devastating floods. "You're dealing with just massive amounts of water," one reporter says.

The neighboring African nations have the world's best distance running teams. In both the men's and women's marathons, they are expected to be in the thick of it.

"It's basically a coin flip as to whether you'll do better than your parents," a Stanford economist says.

As President-elect Donald Trump huddles with his transition team in Manhattan, New York's top politicians are fighting Trump on his policies, especially on immigration.

Whether they're rich or poor, kids around the world are generally happy with their lives, an international study finds. But when it comes to liking school, poor children come out on top.

The former Florida governor becomes the 11th major Republican candidate for the party's presidential nomination.

The oil giant BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement with Gulf states and the federal government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — the worst in U.S. history.