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Boman Kohinoor, a 93-year-old Indian restaurant owner, got the surprise of a lifetime when he was invited to meet Prince William and Kate Middleton during their trip to India. Kohinoor is a lifelong fan of the royal family.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow in the governance studies program and director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution, about why a contested convention seems undemocratic to some, but is protected by the First Amendment and supported by the courts. She gives examples in history and compares the U.S. system with democracies around the world.

Gibraltar is a peninsula attached to Spain, but its 30,000 residents have British passports — and could tip the scales in a close vote this June on leaving the European Union.

The leaked documents tell the backstory of a groundbreaking Christie's auction, and the purchase of a painting one man claims was seized from his grandfather during World War II.

The Sewall-Belmont Equality House and Museum has long been a part of the fight for women's equality. On Tuesday, it became a national monument, the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument, honoring the party's founder, Alice Paul, and it's benefactor, Alva Belmont.

Reading NPR. Trying out a live video. Ordering an Uber. All in Facebook. The company is trying to manage your entire digital life, but not talking about how to do it safely.

As the coal industry struggles with falling prices, weak Chinese demand, regulatory changes and competition from fracking, St. Louis-based Peabody has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

North Carolina's HB2 law has sparked an ACLU lawsuit and prompted calls for boycotts. Inside the state, beer brewers say the law doesn't represent them.

The crash that killed 11 people in February appears to have been caused by a distracted dispatcher, prosecutors say. The controller has been arrested and may face charges of negligent homicide.

In government-held areas, citizens queued up to cast ballots Wednesday. The vote, which coincides with the start of peace talks in Geneva, is expected to usher in an assembly loyal to the president.