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The fifth protester in roughly two weeks has died from injuries sustained in clashes with riot police. But demonstrators against President Nicolas Maduro have vowed to continue filling the streets.

With Sunday's referendum in Crimea fast approaching, people there are split into two sharply divided camps. Both are convinced that their side is right.

Producers of independent television gathered in Los Angeles over the weekend to attend what event organizers billed as the first independent television festival.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Wall Street Journal editor Jim Chairusmi about safety concerns in horse racing after seven horses died last week ahead of the Kentucky Derby.

The Canadian businessman is a political novice, and campaigned on a populist platform promising to make life more affordable. The election is a stunning upset for the Liberal Party of Canada.

Camille Miller just left her home of 35 years and moved into a senior housing community. Morris Gordon made the same move earlier this year, and is happier and more active than he expected to be.

In southwestern Pennsylvania, another coal mine is closing. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to county supervisor Blair Zimmerman about what this means for his community.

The Washington D.C. region's restaurant industry has been hit particularly hard by the partial government shutdown, with regular customers furloughed and choosing not to dine out.

Hundreds of residents in the coastal city of Townsville are heading home after days of devastating flooding submerged entire neighborhoods. Police have reported two fatalities.

David Greene talks with Sylvain Groulx, head of mission for Doctors without Borders in the Central African Republic, about the state of the violence there and the hopes for peace now that French troops have arrived.