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New images taken by the Dawn spacecraft have "transformed what was so recently a few bright dots into a complex and beautiful, gleaming landscape," a NASA mission director says.

When the precious metal was discovered in California in the late 1840s, hordes of fortune seekers headed there from all over the world — some taking large amounts of tortoises with them.

A 3-mile radius around the California theme park is designated as "national defense airspace" by the FAA, complicating attempts to control mosquitoes.

The yearlong study found that all-male squads did better than mixed groups in 69 percent of the tasks evaluated. It's unclear what this will mean for the future of women in ground combat jobs.

Elena Ferrante's edgy "Neapolitan Novels" chronicle a decades-long friendship between two Italian women. Maureen Corrigan says the fourth and final novel, The Story of the Lost Child, is spectacular.

Some say the U.S. should take in additional refugees or send more aid, while others oppose increasing the refugee quota because of security concerns. Here's what they've said in their own words.

Nearly a million people are covered by a government evacuation order. The weather service is warning of more severe weather to the north.

Leading ministers resigned in a political crisis that has deepened along with allegations of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's role in a murder.

Tea Party-inspired Republican Rep. Todd Courser stepped down early Friday and Rep. Cindy Gamrat was forced out of the chamber after news of the scandal broke last month.

Morning Edition listeners shared their morning sounds with us — from the Guatemalan countryside to a child's bedroom in Istanbul, Turkey.