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China is the world's top coal consumer but slow economic growth and pollution concerns are lessening demand. Chinese energy officials say more than 1,000 coal mines will be closed this year.

After years of daily bombings, many doctors have fled Syria. David Greene talks to Rami Kalazi, a neurosurgeon who works in the city of Aleppo, about what it's like being a doctor in a war zone.

In the Old San Juan district, tourists pour out of cruise ships to shop and take in the sights. Officials worry they could start to see a decline in tourists due to the rising number of Zika cases.

Iranians vote Friday for parliament and a committee that could someday choose the next supreme leader. Reformers aren't getting traction as the benefits from the nuclear deal are slow to materialize.

The rapper, whose given name is Curtis Jackson, filed for bankruptcy protection. Though he says he is broke, he posted Instagram photos showing piles of cash in a refrigerator.

The verdict against Ahmed Mansour Qurany provoked widespread outcry in Egypt. The child was sentenced earlier this month, having been found guilty of going on a murderous rampage in 2014.

Known for her recent work in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films, the Oscar-winning actress now stars in The Lady in the Van, a film about an elderly woman who lived in a van for 15 years.

With Zika spreading in Puerto Rico, the government has forbidden stores from raising prices on mosquito repellent, window screens, larvicides and condoms.

Colombia would like to coordinate with Venezuela to fight the virus. That's not happening. Meanwhile, Venezuelans who cross the border may be bringing Zika with them.

When NASA asked who wanted to be an astronaut, thousands of people said yes. The agency received a record number of applicants for the next class of astronaut candidates.