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Video games will not save education and other misconceptions about where schools are headed.

It's an injury that can occur in childbirth. And it takes a toll in poor countries, where corrective surgery may not be available.

It can be a provocative art show. Or teenagers going out for a walk. By law and tradition, Saudi women still face many restrictions. But they keep stretching the boundaries and the pace is picking up.

A state law that prevents convicted criminals from getting full-time jobs in nursing homes or long-term-care facilities is unconstitutional, the Commonwealth Court in Pennsylvania ruled.

A weakening commodities market, hindered largely by the slowdown in China, has hurt economies in Latin America, Africa and elsewhere.

Mississippi River Valley flooding has already caused the deaths of at least 18 people in Missouri and Illinois. The water is expected to rise to an all-time high, according to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.

A robot unveiled by Disney researchers can drive up vertical surfaces. Other machines pushing boundaries: a bot that can jump on water without sinking and a bot that flies like a bird.

A big study finds the risk that the baby will die soon after delivery is twice as high if the delivery was planned for home or a birthing center versus the hospital, but such deaths are very rare.

After years of civil lawsuits against him, comedian and actor Bill Cosby now faces a criminal charge in relation to allegations of sexual misconduct. The Montgomery County, Penn., district attorney charged Cosby Wednesday with felony aggravated indecent assault.

NPR explores what is behind rising high school graduation rates and the methods schools use to increase these rates.