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The country executed 47 people today, including a prominent cleric for the minority Shia in the Kingdom. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was a vocal critic of the Saudi monarchy and was arrested in 2012.

With Ted Cruz and Donald Trump racing for first place in next month's primary, Bush and Rubio are vying for third, which would give them momentum going in to the New Hampshire primary.

Thursday was shaping up to be another tumultuous day in the financial markets. Stock prices were falling after a big selloff in Asia and Europe. The trouble seems to have started in China.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. Tim Scott hosted a forum in South Carolina Saturday on how Republicans plan to combat poverty. About half of the GOP presidential candidates shared their ideas.

Mexican authorities say the drug kingpin wanted to film a biopic about his life and reached out to producers — which helped officials track him down. He's been returned to the site of his July escape.

The basic technology of the crutch, Max and Liliana Younger knew, hadn’t changed since the Civil War.But when Max’s father became a permanent crutch user…

Clay tablets show that Babylonian astronomers tracked planets using a method that was thought to be invented 1,400 years later. In a way, scientists say, the ancient techniques were "very modern."

A national survey finds that U.S. mothers are having their first child later than ever — it's a 45-year trend. The big reason seems to be a steady drop in the number of teen moms.

NPR film critic Bob Mondello has been listening to the Star Warshype train. Here's why he isn't climbing aboard.

Up to three feet of snow has fallen over much of the East Coast, and areas in New Jersey and Delaware have seen record flooding — even higher than the surging waters of Hurricane Sandy.