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Traffic in major cities in the developing world can be a mind-numbing mess. A team at IBM in Kenya's capital thinks it's found an answer.

Palestinian politician Saeb Erekat is in critical but stable condition in Hadassah Hospital, where he has been moved after reportedly testing positive for coronavirus earlier this month.

One of the longest-serving members of the Indiana House is among two Republican lawmakers who’ve decided to not seek reelection this year.…

President Trump has made major changes to asylum policy on the southern border. The new policy essentially ends any possibility of entering the U.S.

As U.S. forces seek an interim administration to run Iraq until elections can be held, the Iraqi National Congress -- a group that opposed Saddam from exile -- is likely to have major influence. Shia Muslims also expect to play a part. Hear from NPR's Jackie Northam, NPR's Melissa Block and Christian Science Monitor reporter Peter Ford.

The families of people who donated their bodies to the medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles seek an injunction to close the school's Willed Body Program. Two people, including the director of UCLA's cadaver department, have been arrested amid allegations that the program illegally sold donated body parts. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

Lauren Wolfe, the president of College Democrats of America, posted a video on YouTube asking people what they think about the presidential campaign. Wolfe, who is also a superdelegate, tells Melissa Block she's getting a ton of feedback that will help her represent young people when she decides how to vote.

European leaders have called for the continent's integration to continue, despite Dutch voters' decisive rejection Wednesday of a new EU constitution. The vote, coming just days after a similar outcome in France, has thrown the process into doubt.

Despite U.S. efforts to stanch the flow, numbers are approaching the crisis of two years ago. U.S. Border Patrol agents say it's diverting resources away from catching drug and human traffickers.

In Miami, Royal Caribbean says it's turning off air conditioners, changing lightbulbs, and taking other common-sense steps to reduce its fuel bill. It's also adjusting arrival and departure times to allow ships to reduce sailing speeds and conserve.