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Some fashion houses have begun catering to Muslim consumers in Europe with loose-fitting, body-covering clothing lines that include head-covering scarves. But in France, the trend is controversial.

Steve Inskeep talks to Paul Salopek, the National Geographic writer who is on a seven-year journey around the globe, tracing the steps of human migration. We catch up with him in Kazakhstan.

The Justice Department is charging seven Iranians with alleged cyber attacks against American banks and an attempt to take over control of a dam in New York.

Syrian government troops say they have driven ISIS forces out of the ancient city, but the self-described Islamic State has destroyed many of the city's historical treasures.

Ada Palmer's dizzying debut novel is dense and complex, packed with philosophy and visions of what life might be like in the year 2424: Radically different, yet based on Enlightenment ideals.

Seventeen states have legal protections to prevent discrimination against transgender people in areas like housing and employment. But just having a law on the books doesn't change people's attitudes.

For centuries, German law has stipulated that beer can only be made from four ingredients. But as Germany embraces craft beer, some believe the law impedes good brewing.

A doctor filed a complaint against a Washington, D.C., hospital, saying that by telling her not to say that she does abortions, the hospital is stigmatizing the procedure. The hospital cites safety.

Turkey's prime minister announced that he will step down. It's a shake up in a country that's pivotal in the migrant crisis and the war on ISIS. It also signals more power for President Erdogan.

Modeled on TV's Shark Tank, entrepreneurs at a Pitch-a-Kid event in Texas had 5 minutes to sell their ideas to a panel of third- through 12th-graders and answer their no-holds-barred questions.