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As China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have taken to the streets, with reports of one protester shot by police using live ammunition.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Princess Cruises President Jan Swartz about her decision to suspend cruise operations for 60 days. People on two Princess boats tested positive for coronavirus.

The government has declared three days of national mourning after a head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train killed at least three dozen people and injured some 85.

One explanation for the rise in obesity in industrialized countries is that people burn fewer calories than people in countries where obesity is rare. A major study finds that's not the case.

How big is too big?

Research last year found that more attendees at your wedding means a lower chance for divorce — but so does spending as little as possible on the festivities, and even on the engagement ring.

Authorities are removing the last of more than 100 live tigers from a temple west of Bangkok. The day before, they made a grisly discovery of 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer there.

Ten of the 14 Ebola patients evacuated from West Africa have survived. We asked specialists: What made the difference?

Steve Inskeep talks to Pamela Constable of The Washington Post about Afghanistan's parliamentary elections on Saturday. Violence and threats lead up to the day of the election.