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The capture of the campus marks a crucial step in the bloody, complex fight for the key Iraqi city. But tall challenges still remain for the country's special forces.

The new poet laureate of the United States will be introduced Wednesday. The poems of Donald Hall, a New Hampshire native, have been compared to those of Robert Frost. He will succeed Nebraskan Ted Kooser.

Samson Occom was sent to Europe to raise funds for a school for Native American students, but the money was diverted to found Dartmouth College. Now a step toward reconciliation.

In a surprise and historic ruling, Kenya's Supreme Court annulled the recent presidential elections and ordered a new vote to be held within the next 60 days.

Guests gathered at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston to celebrate the life of the former first lady. She died Tuesday at age 92.

Anthony Mancinelli of New Windsor, N.Y., died Sept. 19th at age 108. He cut hair for 96 years. He insisted on working full-time almost until the end of his life.

But his congressional salary puts him in the top five percent of income earners.

A group of four regional neighbors led by Saudi Arabia accuses Qatar of supporting terrorism. A Qatari spokesman counters that the demands are "about limiting Qatar's sovereignty."

Africans living in Wuhan province are stranded in China. Most African governments have told their citizens that they will not evacuate them out of areas stricken by the coronavirus.

Indiana's governor signed into law a measure that would allow businesses and individuals to act based on their religious beliefs. Gay rights groups say it opens the door to legal discrimination.