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Police and security officials in Hannover evacuated a soccer stadium after receiving “concrete” information about a bomb threat.

Like countless other Afghan girls, Rahmaniya yearns to go to school. But her older brother wants her to stop going and to get married — and is threatening to kill her if she doesn't. Her plight highlights the difficulties many girls still face in the Taliban heartland if they want to get an education

Most of the 800 veterinarians surveyed feel ethical qualms when pet owners ask them to euthanize animals that could be treated, or when owners ask to keep pets alive who will suffer needlessly.

A new survey of America's youth offers more than a few surprises — and raises some important red flags.

It sounds like another melodramatic show: pregnant teen heroine with a boyfriend who's a substance abuser. But there's a lot more to this soap.

Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.

A third man has been charged in connection with an alleged plot to launch a new attack in Paris. Meanwhile, a "march against fear" planned in Brussels on Sunday has been called off.

Patrick Rose, a UNICEF crisis communications specialist, talks about a recent report showing an alarming rise in the number of children being used in bomb attacks by the militant group Boko Haram.

A lawyer for the family of Sandra Bland, who was found dead in a Texas jail cell last year, says the deal includes changes to jail procedures. However, Texas officials said any deal was not yet final.

NPR's Scott Simon and Tom Goldman discuss the Cubs and the curse, the Paralympic games in Rio, and one wheelchair racer who is stirring up a discussion about euthanasia.