Francesca Paris

Teachers in LA, the second largest school district in the country, began a strike Monday morning. Union members there have been working without a contract for more than a year.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun gained international attention when she locked herself in a Bangkok hotel room and tweeted that her family would kill her if she were deported to Saudi Arabia.

Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to thousands of calls and warned of hours-long delays, as officials across the region urged residents to stay home amid downed trees and snow-covered roads.

Greece has blocked its northern neighbor from entering into NATO for 27 years because of an argument over which country has a right to the name "Macedonia."

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were reporting on a massacre of Rohingya men when they were arrested and later convicted of violating the country's Official Secrets Act. They were sentenced to seven years.

Migrants are fleeing hyperinflation and widespread hunger. More than a dozen governments in the Americas have rejected the legitimacy of Maduro's re-election.

Nearly 30 countries, including the U.S., had refused to sign the non-binding contract in December. Brazil's administration has promised to defend "national sovereignty."

After declaring victory over ISIS last month, President Trump now says U.S. forces in Syria "won't be finally pulled out until ISIS is gone," echoing words from National Security Adviser John Bolton.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office says Jazmine's family was not the target of the Dec. 30 shooting.

Sushi chain owner Kiyoshi Kimura purchased the 612-pound Pacific bluefin tuna at auction. Conservationists are alarmed about the fate of the species.

The schism between Ukrainian churches and the Russia Orthodox Church culminated Saturday in the creation of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, angering Russian religious and political leaders.

Witnesses described hiding behind the bar when gunshots broke out late Friday. Police say they are still working to identify the people involved.

At least 19 people have died in protests against the long-time Sudanese president, sparked by the government's decision to end bread subsidies last month.

Dutch astronaut André Kuipers made the extra-long-distance call by accident, but he was "disappointed" when emergency responders didn't show up at the International Space Station.

The annual unveiling on Thursday doubled as an opportunity for state officials to plug milk and other products of the struggling dairy industry.

Total migration to Europe has gone down substantially since its peak in 2015. Meanwhile, migration patterns have shifted, as Italy closes its ports amidst an increase in anti-immigrant populism.

A substantial share of Americans are feeling hopeful about the new year, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. And some of us, especially young people, plan to make resolutions.

More than 14,000 donors were tricked into paying for a couple's vacations and handbags by a heartwarming story featuring a homeless veteran. Now GoFundMe has returned their money.

The Guatemalan child died late in the evening on Dec. 24 in Alamogordo, N.M. He's the second child to die in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody this month.

The pope, an outspoken advocate for refugees and migrants, urged the international community to set aside its differences and turn its attention to crises around the world.