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He broke all the rules of jazz and improvised music — and that was in the 1950s. Now 83 and idolized by musicians, the great improviser is celebrated for developing a unique language at the keyboard.

In Norfolk, Va., Saturday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced that his running mate is Paul Ryan, a Republican congressman from Wisconsin. The 42-year-old is chairman of the House Budget Committee.

These low-benefit plans are part of a strategy that lets workers and employers avoid health law penalties but may not provide substantial coverage.

The European Union won't allow U.S. travelers when it begins opening its external borders this week. It will admit foreigners from only 15 countries — including South Korea and, with a caveat, China.

The fishing port of New Bedford, Mass., is protecting essential workers during the pandemic with a set of enforceable guidelines that experts say could be a model for other cities.

The two men are Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pa., and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, W.Va. They were arrested Sunday.

With the death toll nearing 200 and thousands more civilians left homeless, the United Nations is pushing for a cease-fire.

The politics of the Obama administration's decision to postpone the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate are much easier for Republican opponents than administration officials and other Democratic boosters of the controversial law.

"We're surprised about this conclusion. AWS is the clear leader in cloud computing," an Amazon Web Services spokesperson told NPR. The contract is for 10 years.

Friends of Xu tell NPR that the prominent legal and civil rights activist was arrested on Feb. 15 in southern China. Xu had managed to evade authorities tracking him for nearly two months.