Bill Chappell

"I find that I am bored with anything I understand," Karen Uhlenbeck once said. That sentiment is part of why she won what many call the Nobel of mathematics Tuesday.

Nazarbayev is the only president Kazakhstan has ever known. He first rose to authority as a Communist Party official — and he's been accused of human rights abuses.

"This is not a victory announcement," the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces say, even as they celebrate a breakthrough in a battle in Syria's Euphrates River Valley.

Turkey says the two unlikely allies — one a NATO member, the other a target of U.S. sanctions — have joined forces against the Kurdistan Worker's Party, or PKK.

After an intensive search, Dutch police have arrested a man they call the main suspect in a shooting on a tram in the Netherlands.

The winter storm has been linked to at least one death, after a Colorado patrolman was struck by a driver who lost control of his car.

In a killing that echoes mob murders of the 1980s, a man who was believed to be running a Mafia family was gunned down outside his home in Staten Island.

The announcement Wednesday afternoon follows decisions by many other countries to ground the planes in the wake of Sunday's deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight.

"I particularly understand the message given by youth, in terms of anxiety and ambition for their own future and that of the country," said 82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 33 parents who paid large sums of money to cheat admissions standards at prestigious schools, federal prosecutors say.

The U.S. ambassador sent a letter to Germany's economy minister reportedly saying that if Chinese tech companies such as Huawei help build Germany's new 5G telecom infrastructure, things might change.

The remark made less than a month before Israeli legislative elections prompted many people — including Israel's president and the star of Wonder Woman — to defend Israel's Palestinian Arab minority.

It's the second disaster involving a Max 8 aircraft in less than six months, prompting China and other countries to ground their planes. The FAA isn't ordering that U.S. jets be grounded.

Former Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is back in official custody, jailed over her refusal to testify before a grand jury in a case involving Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.

The craft's splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean hit its expected landing time of 8:45 a.m. ET Friday after re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

A source inside the Department of Homeland Security reportedly shared documents compiling names, photos and personal information of journalists, activists and others working along the border.

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin — one of France's most prominent Catholic officials — says he will offer his resignation to Pope Francis in a few days.

"I'm very pleased to announce... we are now confident we have accounted for all of the individuals," Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said, easing fears of a higher total.

Six digital wallets used by the Quadriga cryptocurrency exchange were expected to hold millions. But they were emptied out last April, "bringing the balances down to nil."

Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the findings of the state's independent criminal investigation into the police shooting death of Clark nearly a year ago.