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The Russian-backed Syrian army recaptured the ancient city on Sunday, according to state TV. It's a strategic and symbolic victory for the regime against the extremist group.

What did we do well? What should we have done differently? A health worker who spent a year in West Africa shares her frank opinions.

In the coming weeks, major brands including General Mills, Kellogg and Mars will start labeling foods produced with genetic engineering. That's all because of a Vermont law set to take effect July 1.

As a teenager in Senegal, Amadou Koly Niang fell in love with jazz. Over 40 years later, he's started a jazz festival to bring the music to his countrymen — with a Senegalese twist, of course.

This piece originally aired March 25, 2016, on Morning Edition.

In his Harper's piece, Dan Baum digs into the country's war on drugs. He says we have a long history of instating drug laws to demonize certain minority groups, but "Nixon brought it to a high art."

The state's minimum wage is currently $10; under the new agreement between legislators and labor unions, it would rise by $5 over the next six years.

A vigil for victims was overwhelmed by black-clad right-wing protesters. Meanwhile, another arrest has been made in connection with Tuesday's attacks, this time in Italy.

In northeastern Syria, Christians are mourning those killed by ISIS when the militants tore through a band of Assyrian villages a year ago. The towns were recaptured, but the community is scarred.

In the wake of the Brussels attacks, Jeremy Shapiro of the European Council on Foreign Relations talks about the problems security agencies are facing in the European Union.