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Working the ticket counter on that terrible day, Vaughn Allex checked in families and a student group. But he also checked in their plane's hijackers. And because of that, "They were just all gone."

Myanmar's expected release of more than 5,700 prisoners is expected to include the U.K.'s former envoy to the Asian country, an Australian economist and a Japanese filmmaker, according to state media.

The death of Jordanian-born al-Qaida leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an air raid wasn't the only big news from Iraq on Thursday. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced that he has filled the important posts of interior and defense ministers in his new government. Madeleine Brand talks with Jamie Tarabay, reporting from Baghdad.

Winter storms in Oregon are suspected of causing at least 8 deaths, felling hundreds of trees, damaging homes, and leaving tens of thousands of people without power for multiple days.

President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota to stop protests happening in Minneapolis. And, the president unveils what he calls a new healthcare plan.

Craft beer is booming, but it is not very popular in the African-American community and there are few black brewers. The first craft beer festival for African-American brewers aims to change that.

Last summer, a Milwaukee teacher's aide was forced to self-deport to her native country of El Salvador. Now, she and her family are trying to create a new life.

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Dr. Noreen Womack, a pediatrician in Idaho, about preparing to vaccinate children in an area where many people are hesitant to vaccination.

Hosting a holiday party? NPR's audience shares their best untraditional party ideas and themes — and their strategies to make the experience truly epic.

Several troubling reports were released this year about the overall health of Wisconsin’s black residents. One study found Wisconsin to be the only state…