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People who graduate from high school are healthier than people who drop out. To find out why, researchers looked at whether students who got into top charter schools were avoiding health risks.

Hailed as a "national hero," Dr. Sheik Umar Khan had treated more than 100 Ebola patients before catching the virus himself last week.

The visit is the ex-NBA star's third to the country this year. He says he'll visit strongman Kim Jong Un, a man he's described as his "friend for life."

Critics blasted the Marine Corps for not publishing its full study on how gender integration affected combat readiness. NPR obtained the 978-page report.

Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. has had a rapid rise. In about three years, he went from a one-star general to a four-star general. He is currently the commandant of the Marine Corps.

Following parliamentary approval, Iran's top council of senior clerics on Wednesday authorized the deal struck by the country and world powers. The deal's next step is "Adoption Day."

After nearly seven years in office, Duncan bows out, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of achievement and controversy.

In some parts of rural China and in Taiwan, hiring strippers to perform at the funeral of a loved one isn't considered absurd, but a good idea.

The vice president said in a conference call with Democratic National Committee members that he's considering whether he has the "emotional fuel" to mount a 2016 presidential campaign.

Boris Nemtsov was murdered last February. Prosecutors indicted four men in the killing but they say the alleged mastermind is still at large. The opposition says the charges are part of a cover-up.