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The inmate required immediate "life-saving measures" after an assault in a federal prison in Florida, officials told NPR.

Hannah Capin's new young adult novel is a modern-day retelling of Macbeth — centered on Lady Macbeth, now a high-schooler taking bloody revenge on the prep school boys who assaulted her at a party.

It's a move that should trigger general elections by November. But already there are concerns that elections could be delayed — potentially throwing the country into more instability.

Researchers are scratching their heads over the number of leprosy cases in Central Florida, leaving some to believe it may be endemic to the area.

Danelo Cavalcante "is considered armed and extremely dangerous," police say. "He is now armed with a .22-caliber rifle with a scope and flashlight mounted on it," stolen from a resident's garage.

Some Egyptian ambulances have been allowed into the embattled Gaza Strip, presumably to pick up badly wounded civilians for treatment in Egyptian hospitals. Israeli warplanes and drones remain active along the frontier, drawing fire from Hamas militants.

One Indian-born writer calls Mumbai the "New York of India" and says that's a reason why it was targeted in Wednesday's attacks. Suketu Mehta is a journalism professor at New York University and author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found. He speaks with Steve Inskeep.

The loan forgiveness comes after past mishandling of income-driven repayment plans, which were designed for low-income borrowers. The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.

A House vote is expected Friday on a bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prices for the Medicare prescription drug program. President Bush opposes the measure.

Government has been part of the business of medicine at least since the 1940s, when Washington began appropriating billions of dollars to build private and government hospitals.

The personal is most definitely political in Rosalie Knecht's crisp, lively and subversive novel about a queer woman who discovers her early life in the closet makes her well-suited for espionage.

West Virginia University plans to cut its language department and drop all language requirements as it faces a budget deficit. It's the state's largest university.

Mark O'Connell's new book is a lucid, soulful look at the transhumanist movement — a group who believe that direct interface between humans and machines is the only way forward for our species.

The police operation, coordinated by European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust, aimed to dismantle a network that includes the 'ndrangheta, Colombian drug producers and paramilitary groups.

It's hard to find good public restrooms at festivals and other large events. It's even harder if you're someone with a profound disability. A woman in San Antonio has come up with a solution.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined European and Arab foreign ministers in London Tuesday for a conference to discuss the future of Libya. The ministers agreed that it was time for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down, but told reporters they had not discussed arming his opponents if he fails to do so.

Afghanistan holds its first parliamentary election in decades. Ten people were killed in the hours leading to the balloting. Results aren't expected for a week or more.

The New York congressman entered his plea to a growing list of charges in federal court and a trial was set for Sept. 9, 2024. He also faces an effort by fellow Republicans to oust him from the House.

A new study predicts how far north these insects could live if climate change goes unchecked.

The remarks cap a tumultuous few weeks for Austin after it emerged that he was hospitalized on New Year's Day and that no one knew for days that he had undergone surgery for prostate cancer.

Six of the eight dead have been identified, and the family of victim Manuel Pérez Ríos mourned and recited prayers for the loss of their loved one, who was a father of four and grandfather to four.

The university says it’s placed the processing of a $237 million financial donation on hold as it seeks to get more details about how it’s funded, and whether the school can do anything with it.

Many Haitians in the U.S. are cheering the resignation of the country's de facto prime minister, but few believe his departure will end the current wave of violence besieging the country.

U.S. officials say that before coming to the U.S., the Iranian citizen and U.S. permanent resident served in Iran's military. His brother is said to have ties to Iran's military and nuclear program.

The Russian-born tech billionaire was arrested by French authorities on Saturday. Prosecutors in Paris had been questioning him in connection with an investigation focused on drug trafficking