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Haitians cast ballots to elect a new leader, nearly two years after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile after a violent uprising. More than 3 million registered voters are being encouraged to cast ballots despite recent violence.

London's always-busy Heathrow Airport is a scene of chaos, as thousands of passengers are caught up in a massive security crackdown following the news of the foiled plot to blow up airliners. Flights are canceled and delayed, hand luggage is banned, and liquids can no longer be taken on board.

Members of Congress, both Democrat and Republican, have reacted angrily to recent comments by China concerning a Chinese company's unsolicited takeover bid for U.S. oil concern Unocal. Beijing, in a strongly worded statement, accused the U.S. Congress of "mistaken ways" and said it was politicizing economic and trade issues.

Workers on London's underground transit system are demanding more radios, more secure rail-car cabs and chemical protection suits in the wake of two recent attacks. They're threatening to go on strike if talks Wednesday with city transportation officials break down.

An unabated economic crisis in Lebanon is crushing the middle class. A look at how people there are coping ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections.

The U.S. military recently has redesigned the checkpoint at the entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone to address security issues. Before, reporters had to walk to the checkpoint, exposed to snipers and kidnappers. When they got close, they risked being shot at by U.S. and Iraqi soldiers.

House Republicans, led by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) act on their longstanding dissatisfaction with the United Nations. Following their lead, the House votes cut in half the U.S. contribution that sustains the international organization and its worldwide activities. There is no companion bill in the Senate.

The avalanche of anti-LGBTQ laws before state legislatures this year is inspiring LGBTQ candidates to seek office. This is even happening in smaller cities and rural parts of the U.S.

Many of the jobs are in cities and aimed at scientists and data engineers. Some can even be filled by people who have gone through a technical training program without a bachelor's degree.

A handful of executive MBA programs around the country — from Harvard to Michigan's Ross School of Business — are teaching students Buddhist meditation techniques. It's not necessarily about teaching spirituality, but focus. There's no way to quantify whether learning how to be centered during a stressful business meeting is balancing the bottom lines at companies. But students say slowing down does help them be more effective.

The Energy Department recently updated efficiency rules for manufactured homes. Energy efficiency advocates wanted higher standards — while the industry warns the rules will raise home prices.

Cruise's instrument, a voice of such intense calm it could be unsettling, made her a natural collaborator of director David Lynch — and, later, new-wave icons The B-52s.

Concern is growing over damage to a Ukrainian nuclear facility seized by Russians in March, which is reportedly currently under bombardment. Ukraine is seeking an international mission to the plant.

Author Sherry Turkle is concerned that we are outsourcing too many of our conversations to screens and robots. "Face to face conversation is the most human and humanizing thing that we do," she says.

Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine Sunday as Moscow continued efforts to expand its gains in the country's east.

The mobilization of thousands more troops to bolster the military campaign in Ukraine is rippling across Russia, as the military swiftly drafts new recruits and signs of discontent appear to spread.

Hurricane Fiona walloped all of Puerto Rico, but areas in the south were particularly hard hit. Unrelenting rain flooded out communities and swamped many neighborhoods.

The Senate ratified a climate change treaty with a strong bipartisan vote Wednesday. It phases down hydrofluorocarbons and was unusual because most climate measures struggle to get Republican support.

Hurricane Fiona has left Puerto Rico, but left behind a terrible mess. Whole communities have been cut off by mudslides. Roads and bridges are washed out, which is complicating the recovery effort.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Wisdom Cole, national director of the NAACP Youth and College Division, about the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program.

In the next few months, Alabama plans to allow certified professional midwives to deliver babies again, by starting to license them.

In Peckham, about a 30-minute drive from the center of London, many people were going about their weekend as usual. While they're sad about the queen's death, they see it as an opportunity for reform.

Behind Ukraine's dramatic battlefield push and Russia's rapid retreat is a surprise tactic. With public attention focused on movements in Ukraine's south, Ukrainian forces struck in the east.

Amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive, Russian forces withdrew from several key cities in the northeast. But things are being framed differently in Moscow.

Volunteer escorts typically walk patients to and from the doors of abortion providers. But as more clinics close, such volunteers are navigating an increasingly precarious reality.