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The Obama administration quietly expanded the interpretation of the term spouse to help refugees reunite with their partners.

"My ability to see what's going on in a room or analyze what's going on inside a person comes from my own doubts about what's going on inside myself," he says. Hare's memoir is The Blue Touch Paper.

Credit (or blame) goes to France, which wanted more babies in the 19th century. Like most government plans to influence birthrate, it didn't quite work.

The plane bound for St. Petersburg, Russia, from the Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh plummeted "abruptly from 31,000 feet just 23 minutes" after it took off, according to The Associated Press.

For many Christians, November 1 is All Saints' Day, set aside to remember those who've died. NPR's Michel Martin takes this time to reflect on recollection — and who decides what memories are honored.

Alan Palomo says he deliberately took his time making his band's latest LP: "At some point I was just kind of like, 'I don't want to spend my 20s in a van."

From El Salvador to Lebanon to Nepal, NPR has been exploring the lives of 15-year-old girls around the world. The series closes with Michel Martin's conversation with a diverse group here in the U.S.

Thompson represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate and was a Republican presidential candidate. A role as himself in a movie led to a long career in films and TV, including Law and Order.

The Mets' Matt Harvey pitched eight scoreless innings — but the Royals tied it up in the ninth, and secured the title, in dramatic fashion, in the 12th. The final tally: 7-2.

The Federal Communications Commission has announced an investigation into a California firm after a Reuters report revealed that its radio broadcasts are backed by the Chinese government.