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Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, accompanied by her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, speaks during a news conference in Manchester, N.H., in July. They were there to encourage state political leaders to have courage in the fight to expand background checks on gun purchases.

Scripps College Honors Ex-Rep. Giffords For Public Service

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was honored over the weekend for her service to the public by Scripps College. Her alma mater awarded her the school's highest level of recognition: the Ellen Browning Scripps Medal.

People participate in an interfaith memorial service with members of six churches near the site of Monday's Boston Marathon bombings.

Hundreds Gather For Boston Memorial Service Near Marathon's Finish

Residents of the Boston area gathered Sunday to pray, to sing and to pay tribute to the victims of bombs and other violence in the city this week. They also proclaimed themselves free from the anxiety that gripped the area during an intense manhunt for two brothers that ended Friday night.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, shown here at a ceremony in January, has ordered churches around the world to halt services until at least the end of the month.

Eastern Orthodox Church To Halt Services Until End Of March

"This trial, too, shall pass," Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said. "But our lives will have changed forever." He asked parishioners to stay home for their own safety and the safety of others.

Secret Service officers search the White House grounds on Jan. 26 after an unmanned aerial drone was found there during the middle of the night.

Secret Service To Fly Drones Over Washington, D.C.

The decision to test drones over the nation's capital comes shortly after an unmanned aircraft landed on the White House lawn.

An Iraqi security forces mechanical digger operates next to buildings destroyed during fighting in west Mosul. A U.S. service member was killed in an explosion outside the city on April 29.

U.S. Service Member Dies In Blast Outside Mosul

Saturday's death is the second American fatality since the Mosul operation to drive out ISIS began.

Kansas City Archbishop To Lead Healing Services For Abuse Survivors

The Archdiocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph will hold special services for survivors of sexual abuse in the coming months.Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann will…

Tracking Hurricane Sandy: Handy Maps And Apps

We've pulled together a selection of storm-tracking maps, graphics and animations from across the web to help keep you abreast of the storm's developments.

KCUR.org's Most-Viewed Stories From 2013

The Maryville rape case story, originally reported by KCUR in July, topped our most-viewed web content list by a landslide this year. The case garnered…

A vehicle hit by a missile burns outside the Baghdad International Airport, where U.S. airstrikes killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Trump.

Was It Legal For The U.S. To Kill A Top Iranian Military Leader?

The strike against Qassem Soleimani raises thorny legal questions — and experts disagree over whether the U.S. had the legal authority to do it.

People, most of them unemployed, line up March 19 at a popular Itaborai, Brazil, restaurant where they can have lunch for about 30 cents. The Petrobras refinery and processing plant on the outskirts of town has been shut down; tens of thousands are now out of work in the area.

Huge Scandal At Top Of Petrobras Trickles Down, With Devastating Effect

Tens of thousands of people are suffering after losing their jobs in the wake of wide-scale corruption at Brazil's state oil company. Scores of politicians and executives have been implicated.

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