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The United Nations Security Council gets an update on Yemen Monday. The U.S. is hoping for a diplomatic solution after backing a Saudi-led air campaign that has devastated the country's infrastructure and left thousands dead.

Pope Francis is in Sweden to kick off the commemoration of 500 years since the Protestant Reformation. The reformation started in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to the church door to denounce what he saw as abuses by the Catholic Church.

In an unusual step, the Syrian government invited dozens of journalists from western outlets to Damascus to hear the regime's point of view.

One child dressed up as President Obama.

Decades ago, researchers introduced a new theory of policing. It's called "broken windows" and is seen by many as a cure-all for crime. But the idea is often used in ways its creators never intended.

The jazz trumpeter wrote his Concerto in D for, and with, the Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti. The two say the process was "fascinating" — but painstakingly slow.

April Ayers Lawson's debut story collection features young, often sheltered characters struggling with intimacy in a world where ordinary uncertainties are amplified by a fundamentalist upbringing.

After his usual "I'm-your-pilot" spiel, Quantas Captain Dooley Ellis asked his girlfriend, who was in the cabin, to marry him. To the rest of the cabin's relief, She said yes.

Also: A gas pipeline exploded in Alabama, killing 1 person; enrollment opens today for the Affordable Care Act; and President Obama will hold an interview on Snapchat today.

A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., has agreed to re-hear a case on whether it's legal for Rowan County commissioners to deliver Christian prayers…

An employee with the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska took a video of undulating ice in the Chena River — and added a creepy soundtrack. Facebook users took care of the rest.

While the photos are meant to entertain, competition founder Paul Joynson-Hicks says that the contest has a more profound goal to educate people around the world about conservation.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Jason Bellini of the Wall Street Journal about a potential interest rate hike, a dive in Sony profits and more.

"Fireproof," from the band's upcoming album The Tourist, is a crazy catchy, synth-heavy look at how naive people can be, and the trouble it can lead to. The Tourist is due out Feb. 24.

Barker played with everyone from Billie Holliday to Cab Calloway to Jelly Roll Morton. Scott Simon speaks with Music Inside Out host Gwen Thompkins about the late banjo player and guitarist's legacy.

Gov. Pat McCrory says he'll ask the General Assembly to approve $200 million in emergency funding during the special session that begins Tuesday. The…

For liberals, much of the post-election analysis has focused on working class people — and the idea that Clinton didn't reach them.

Boeing says its $17 billion deal with Iran Air will help support thousands of U.S. jobs. But the deal, made possible through the Iran nuclear agreement, is under threat with the incoming president.

President-elect Donald Trump may nominate ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state. The oil executive is a giant in the business world, but not as well known in political circles.

The president-elect has said he plans to leave his children in charge of his companies, but he canceled a press conference where he was set to explain how that would work. Instead, he sent two tweets.