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Senior administration officials say the U.S. will keep 9,800 troops in 2016 for its missions of counterterrorism and to train Afghan forces. The president had planned on a smaller presence.

Adaptive? Personalized? What does that mean? Here's a little rundown of some of the most common buzzwords we come across when covering educational technology and innovation.

A newly authenticated tintype shows Billy outside a cabin holding his mallet during a casual pick up game. It's only the second photograph of the Kid ever found. It's appraised at $5 million.

The South African double-amputee sprinter nicknamed the "Blade Runner" was convicted of killing his girlfriend in their home in 2013. He will be under house arrest.

When a probe skimmed past the dwarf planet in July, researchers expected to see a cold, dead world. New results published today show that Pluto is an active place.

The 4-inch-by-5-inch tintype depicts Billy the Kid playing croquet in the summer of 1878. The only other known photo of the outlaw was taken in 1880 and sold for $2.3 million in 2010.

The fundraising events cast schoolteachers as servers at local McDonald's. Supporters say the events bring families and teachers closer. Critics say they turn teachers into billboards for fast food.

The literary awards were handed out for nonfiction, fiction and young readers' literature, respectively. Established just last year by Kirkus Reviews, the prize offers $50,000 to each winner.

State regulators have ruled that daily fantasy sports sites count as gambling and therefore require a state license.

Steve Inskeep discusses why no cost of living adjustment for Social Security recipients with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.