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Thursday was shaping up to be another tumultuous day in the financial markets. Stock prices were falling after a big selloff in Asia and Europe. The trouble seems to have started in China.

Guess which electoral hopefuls uttered these unfortunate quotations.

We know how a human might give us the answer to the name of the 2002 Broadway musical directed by Twyla Tharp, but how would a cow respond?

One suit accused the police of violating the New York and U.S. constitutions "by singling out and stigmatizing entire communities of New Yorkers based on their religion."

This week in Iowa, Hillary Clinton announced a detailed plan to address autism, including additional resources and research. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Ron Fournier, a columnist for National Journal and father of a child with Asperger's syndrome, about the plan and the significance of a presidential campaign taking on the issue.

The New York Police Department has agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits that allege it illegally targeted Muslims in terrorism investigations. The settlement, if approved by a judge, will codify rules for terrorism investigations and provide more oversight.

France has been marking the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosher supermarket in Paris, in which 17 people died. As the French president was speaking Thursday, a man wearing a fake explosive vest was shot dead after threatening police.

It's one of the deadliest attacks in Libya since the 2011 ouster of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a monkey cannot own the copyrights to selfies he took.

Gov. Robert Bentley says the federal government failed to consult the state regarding refugee placement. Alabama is the second state to sue the government over the resettlement issue.