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Students cheer while listening to protesters, following the announcement that Tim Wolfe, the president of the University of Missouri System, would resign.

With Campus Racism, How Can College Presidents Get It Right?

The resignation of the head of the University of Missouri System raises an important question: How should he have responded?

Protesters Flood Kabul Streets After Beheading Of 7 Afghan Hazaras

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Mujib Mashal, a reporter with The New York Times, about the beheadings of civilians from the Hazara ethnic minority, possibly by ISIS-linked militants.

Jose Reyes' Arrest For Domestic Violence Puts MLB In The Spotlight

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with SB Nation writer Mike Bates about the recent news of domestic abuse by professional athletes. Deadspin released a set of police photos from star Dallas Cowboys player Greg Hardy's abuse incident, while Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes was arrested in Hawaii.

Democratic mayoral candidate Jim Kenney benefited from a super PAC that helped him win in the city's Democratic primary election.

Coming To A Mayor's Race Near You: SuperPACs Moving Into Cities

Once the domain of presidential and congressional candidates, the big-spending political committees are now a feature of city politics, too.

People stand outside a house damaged from an earthquake in Peshawar, Pakistan, after a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan rocked cities across South Asia.

Death Toll In Powerful Afghan Quake Climbs Past 260

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake caused evacuations from buildings in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. The Associated Press reports more than 228 deaths and 1,000 injured in Pakistan alone.

Visitors look at Ai Weiwei's "Trace" installation — part of the @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz series — last year on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay.

Fans Flood Artist Ai Weiwei With Offers Of Legos

The Chinese artist says the Danish company that makes the toy bricks has refused to sell a bulk order for an exhibition on free speech. Ai says Lego is bowing to pressure from Chinese authorities.

In 2001, voters in Mississippi decisively rejected changing the state flag.

University Of Mississippi Orders State Flag Removed

Students and faculty had called for removal of the banner, which displays the Confederate battle emblem.

Nimmu, 15, on the terrace of the Veerni Institute. To stay in school, she needs to pass a national test this March. The problem: "I'm not a great student," she says. Because child marriage is illegal in India, we can't use her full name.

Why This Child Bride Needs Good Grades: #15Girls

Nimmu attends the Veerni boarding school in Jodhpur, India. The grade she gets on a national exam this year will decide her future.

House Speaker John Boehner has said he wants to "clean the barn" before he leaves Congress. And it appears he's edging closer to a two-year budget deal that would take some pressure off his successor.

White House, Congress Nearing 2-Year Budget Deal

The deal, if approved, would largely eliminate the threat of government shutdown or a debt default until after the presidential election.

Jimmy Morales, the National Front of Convergence party presidential candidate, gestures to supporters after winning the presidential runoff election in Guatemala City, early Monday.

A TV Star CAN Beat A Former First Lady (In Guatemala)

The Central American country's elections are eerily similar to a scenario that could play out next year, you know, if there's a Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton face-off.

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