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In Austria, a group of lawyers has set up a stand at Vienna's rail station to try to help refugees. But the lawyers say they can't do much because Europe's refugee system is so dysfunctional.

The former University of Georgia football standout is well known in his native state, but some national Republicans have been wary of Walker's candidacy.

Singer-songwriter Sunny Sweeney's Cinderella story started in a Texas bar, where she was discovered and signed by a Nashville record label. She hit the Billboard charts with her major label debut, but her personal life fell apart in the meantime. Sweeney tells her story on her latest album, Provoked.

It was 15 feet long, with a snout shaped like a dolphin's. This newly identified meat-eater swam the seas near the Isle of Skye in the time of dinosaurs.

Max Krieger celebrates the most uncommon locations of the restaurant that serves as a common bond for most of us. He plans to visit remodeled sites and ones that persist in all their eccentric glory.

Wind shear should prevent the system from becoming too strong over the Gulf, but it is poised to bring higher moisture northward from Louisiana to Florida this week.

Travelers have spent seven days waiting to depart from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. At least 19 U.S. citizens and two green card holders are said to be among the group of about 600.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton was involved in a crash at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. The English driver credits the halo device mounted on his car for saving his life.

The president viewed the wildfire ravaged West Monday, to renew warnings about climate change its role in extreme weather and fire events.

Colorado counties with high vaccination rates have much lower infection rates among children than those with low rates. Infection rates in schools which require masks are lower than ones that don't.

Autumn has arrived and NPR's Brian Mann sends a postcard from a wilderness paddle into fall color.

A team made up of the best male golfers in the U.S. is celebrating a dominating win Sunday in the Ryder Cup. The Americans tallied a record-setting number of points against the European team.

The nation's biggest name-brand pharmacy chains face a high-profile civil trial beginning Monday in Ohio over their role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

President Biden will meet with the Senate next week to discuss debt-ceiling delays before going on the road to advocate for his Build Back Better agenda and the bipartisan infrastructure deal.

After a prolonged and bitter nomination, the Senate has narrowly confirmed Tracy Stone-Manning to be the next U.S. public lands chief.

A letter to state senators from the national group Committee to Protect Health Care outlined a series of questions about Dr. Joseph Ladapo’s positions, including his opposition to required masks in schools.

Tensions between China and Taiwan are once again on display. Over the weekend, both celebrated Oct. 10, or Double Ten Day. The two nations have different reasons for marking the date.

Morey, a well-known surfer in Southern California in the '50s and '60s, invented the Boogie Board in 1971 in Hawaii. Morey's invention remains a popular choice for those wanting to ride some waves.

Each year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of impressive unsigned artists from across the country — including Z The Author, who sent in a song inspired by 2020's Black Lives Matter protests.

A medical task force is changing its guidance on the use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. It says older Americans without heart disease should not start taking daily low dose aspirin.

The proposed rule, which will be considered Wednesday and would update curriculum for kindergarten through 12th grade, in part involves instilling patriotic values in schoolchildren.

Utah gun maker Culper Precision has stopped sales of a kit that would have let owners cover their Glock 19 pistols with colorful Lego blocks, after complaints from the Danish toymaker and others.

Clearing natural forests in Brazil in order to grow crops like soybeans has actually made it harder to grow those crops. That's because deforestation makes the weather hotter and drier.

Jeff Bezos gave $100 million each in "courage and civility awards" to CNN's Van Jones and chef José Andrés.

Athletes on the Norwegian women's beach handball team are being punished for wearing shorts, facing fines over "a case of improper clothing."