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New College of Florida interim president Richard Corcoran defended his leadership and the conservative direction the school has taken during a Tampa Tiger Bay Club event on Friday. The former state lawmaker is one of three finalists to become the new president at the Sarasota school.

It's been almost 20 years since Irvine Welsh first introduced Rent, Spud and Sick Boy — a group of gritty characters struggling to survive a grim, heroin-fueled existence in late-1980s Edinburgh. Welsh brings the boys back in his new prequel, Skagboys.

It's been almost 20 years since Irvine Welsh first introduced Rent, Spud and Sick Boy — a group of gritty characters struggling to survive a grim, heroin-fueled existence in late-1980s Edinburgh. Welsh brings the boys back in his new prequel, Skagboys.

In Joseph Kanon's new spy thriller, Istanbul Passage, former intelligence aide Leon Bauer is caught in the complexities of post-World War II life, in a story of moral compromise and shifting loyalties.

The Indian government is resisting global pressure to cut carbon emissions to combat climate change. But in India's rural areas, such as one village in Gujarat state, remedies ranging from individual solar-powered stoves and a 30-foot-high windmill are already being explored.

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, hospitals in Gaza are crowded and chaotic. Pregnant women face awful conditions: An emergency C-section may be conducted by the light from mobile phones.

A spokesman says all U.S. troops are accounted for with no injuries. U.S. officials say they oppose Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria.

With books like Stiff and Spook, Roach has built a reputation for making unpalatable subjects entertaining. In her new book, Gulp, she tackles the human digestive system, from the mouth on down. Along the way, she gets a sedation-free colonoscopy and goes on location for a fecal transplant.

Book programs for freshmen — or a whole campus or community — are meant to spark discussion and unity. This year's picks at nine U.S. schools range from memoirs to political advice from 64 B.C.

Israel's military issued new evacuation orders in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah, forcing even more Palestinians to relocate on Saturday ahead of a likely expanded ground operation there.

A grand jury in Arizona has indicted a slew of Trump allies for their efforts to try to keep him in power after the 2020 election. Arizona is now the fourth state where "fake electors" face charges.

Doctors in Gaza need to treat the thousands of Palestinian who have been seriously wounded in the war. How are they getting the blood they need despite malnourished donors, who are under bombardment?

An Ohio prison inmate already convicted of rape and kidnapping pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a Florida judge and sexually assault the judge’s wife and daughter.

Weinstein, 72, underwent emergency heart surgery Monday. The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein's arraignment, which could happen as early as Sept. 18.

Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company called BAC Consulting which manufactured the devices.

A group called Translators Without Borders is developing a glossary to help humanitarian workers in Bangladesh communicate with Rohingya refugees.

In a decade-long battle about kids with complex medical needs receiving care in nursing homes, the state describes a key part of the ruling as an “arbitrary and unachievable” goal.

Officials at Spelman College, a historically black women's college in Atlanta, have decided to scrap the school's NCAA program. With few students participating in organized sports, the college has decided to devote those funds to a fitness program designed to reach the entire student body.

The French capital has tried to improve accessibility for people with disabilities ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics. Challenges remain, however, particularly in the underground Metro system.

The rich maritime history dates back more than a millennium. There's a group dedicated to reviving it by making boats the old-fashioned way: with coconut palm fiber, shark liver oil and no nails.

With Republican majorities in the House and Senate, Congress may push for change on several big education issues, including a rewrite of the law known as No Child Left Behind. But it's also clear that, even on classroom issues that seem to have bipartisan support — including Pre-K funding — Democrats and Republicans may have trouble compromising.

Will former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict hurt him politically? We look at any evidence of how it will affect him and what the next steps are for him, politically and legally.

Carlo Acutis, who died at 15 in 2006, has long been called the "patron saint of the internet." After many years, two miracles and Vatican approval, he's officially set to be canonized, likely in 2025.

The Puerto Rican government wants to make big changes to the island's public school systems, including allowing charter schools. But critics say officials want to privatize the system, using the chaos after Hurricane Maria as an excuse.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson visited Columbia University this past week amid protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. Johnson met with Jewish students who expressed concerns for their safety.