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The former Florida governor sparked controversy when he cautioned against quick political reactions to the Oregon school shooting, saying that "stuff happens."

As the Afghan government struggles to retake Kunduz from the Taliban, suspected U.S. airstrikes have hit a Médecins Sans Frontières facility in the city. NPR's Philip Reeves provides an update.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will announce three new top leaders. Scholar Matthew Bowman discusses what the change could mean at a time when social issues challenge the faith.

Nadia Bolz-Weber was a standup comic who opened up a church for people who didn't belong. "My job is to ... remind people that they're absolutely loved," she says. Her new memoir is Accidental Saints.

Triclosan is no better at getting germs off your hands than plain old soap, a study finds. Manufacturers are responding to safety concerns about that antimicrobial by switching to others.

Twenty-four students showed up at the school Thursday morning in attire featuring the Confederate battle flag — a long-standing violation of their high school's dress code.

Asylum-seekers frustrated by the Hungary closing its borders are looking for other routes into northern Europe. Thousands of migrants have now arrived in Croatia, where thousands of people pushed through police lines to get into the country.

Scientists spent decades arguing that women weren't suited for space travel because of menstruation. Even now, a lot of us are wondering how astronauts manage that time of the month.

Reporter Tara Haelle discusses the idea of spacing out a child's vaccination schedule, which was raised in Thursday's GOP presidential debate. She explains where the idea came from.

Kids' fast-food habits haven't budged in the past 15 years, a study by the CDC finds. The marketing, cost and taste of fast food still seem to have a hold on America's youth.