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Sen. Tim Scott, the lone black Republican in the Senate, said he would not support Thomas Farr. The nominee came under scrutiny over possible voter suppression efforts in North Carolina.

Liu Qiangdong, also known as Richard Liu, was arrested on Friday in Minneapolis on suspicion of criminal sexual misconduct. He was later released and has returned to China.

The College Lake Dam has been strained by heavy rainfall. Overnight, worries about its imminent collapse sent alarm through the community.

Diwali — the Hindu festival of lights — has been blamed for cloaking New Delhi and other cities in unhealthy smog from massive amounts of fireworks that are set off day and night.

In a shocking upset, South Korea scored in stoppage time and added another late goal to put the match out of reach for Germany.

The comments were made to a House panel by Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. Earlier, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the battle against Islamic State militants would be "long and difficult."

New members tried out any number of rituals — from lucky dances to backflips — hoping the office odds were ever in their favor.

Two rock climbers are close to finishing a hugely ambitious project on El Capitan in the Yosemite Valley — free-climbing the Dawn Wall. They talked to NPR's Melissa Block from the rock face.

In 2013, Sierra Leone and Liberia ranked second and sixth among countries with the highest GDP growth in the world. But that growth has stopped because of the deadly Ebola virus.

As thousands of National Guard troops begin deploying to the nation's capital ahead of Inauguration Day, police ask for help in identifying rioters who stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday.