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As early as September new Internet suffixes — from .nyc to .google to .ngo — will begin rolling out. It's a controversial plan that raised concerns about fraud, trademark infringement and customer confusion, but the Web's governing body says those issues have been addressed.

Dozens of supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi were shot by security forces Saturday. Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks to NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson about the latest from Egypt.

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in California's Mojave Desert will power about 140,000 homes and be a boon to the state's renewable energy goals. But it was no slam dunk. Now, California is trying to bring conservationists and energy companies together to create a smoother path for future projects.

The federal government spends $7 billion a year to incarcerate about 200,000 inmates. That's money Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates says could pay for more FBI agents and local police.

George Washington University is the latest and one of the largest private universities to drop its admissions testing requirement.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is expected to announce another bid for the White House on Wednesday.

NPR's Melissa Block was in China when a major earthquake hit in 2008. As she wraps up her time as host of All Things Considered, she reconnects with a Chinese girl who has overcome great challenges.

When 17-year-old Raymond Wang read about how easily some diseases spread on planes, he thought airlines could do better. So he went to work — and won $75,000 at the International Science Fair.

An elite search-and-rescue team from Los Angeles County is always ready to respond to emergencies around the world — most recently, in earthquake-ravaged Nepal.

Christie announced his bid for the White House on Tuesday becoming the 14th Republican to enter the race. He hopes his brash style can help him come back in a place like New Hampshire.