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The Obama administration is considering shifting the armed drone program to the military to mollify critics who say it lacks accountability and transparency.

Afghanistan's capital is notorious for rough, often unpaved streets and fetid sewage trenches. A massive construction project has snarled traffic, and frustrated residents and businesses.

In Egypt, voter turnout is high in the first phase of a controversial constitutional referendum. This comes after more than three weeks of mass protests for and against the document and President Mohammed Morsi, leaving Egypt deeply divided.

The report on the Sept. 11 attack says that security was inadequate and depended heavily on local Libyan militias. It also criticized the State Department for ignoring requests for security upgrades.

In less than two years, U.S. Border Patrol agents have killed 18 Mexicans along the border — including eight people throwing rocks. Now the Department of Homeland Security is examining its policy on deadly force along the border.

The Republican plan to avert the "fiscal cliff" includes a proposal that would change the way inflation is calculated. The change could result in savings of billions, but its getting pushback from Democrats and groups like AARP.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with France 24 reporter Cyvil Vanier for more on the attacks in Paris.

The boy's obvious glee at wearing a plastic-bag shirt bearing the number 10 won him many fans. Soccer superstar Lionel Messi was evidently one of them.

German alchemist Hennig Brand started with about 1,500 gallons of urine in his 17th century hunt for gold. Discovering phosphorus was just a nice surprise. Know a modern tale of scientific luck?

From workers calling for higher wages to teachers blasting McDonald's for marketing to kids in schools, a bevy of critics have descended upon the company's headquarters in Illinois this week.