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Nieman Journalism Lab's Laura Hazard Owen tells NPR's Scott Simon about the Momo challenge, a viral Internet hoax.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat faces down a revolt by disaffected members of his own political organization in the Gaza Strip. The dissidents are demanding reforms to share power. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

When another earthquake shook Indonesia Monday, the United Nations, Red Cross and other humanitarian groups quickly responded. U.N. emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland discusses how he directs the flow of billions of dollars of aid money into the disaster-struck region.

Florida hospitals are battling back against a pair of proposed “transparency” rules requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to provide...

Exit polls in Ukraine's second attempt at a presidential election indicate a landslide victory for opposition leader Victor Yushchenko. With a high voter turnout estimated at 78 percent, Yushchenko captured more than 60 percent of the ballots cast. Hear NPR's Jacki Lyden and NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

Political newcomer LaShonda “L-J” Holloway is vying to represent Florida’s 5th Congressional district. The Jacksonville Democrat announced she’s...

Starting July 1, states are supposed to require all Medicaid recipients to prove citizenship in order to receive or keep their benefits. The provision is intended to purge Medicaid of illegal immigrants. But advocates for the poor have filed a lawsuit on behalf of citizens who simply lack the needed documents.

President Bush has had a tough year. The war in Iraq dragged his public standing to its lowest ebb. His administration was criticized for its handling of Hurricane Katrina. But he did score one big success: the appointment of John Roberts as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

John McCain accepted the GOP's presidential nomination in a nearly hour-long speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. McCain complimented rival Barack Obama for winning the Democratic nomination, but offered a long list of criticisms of the Illinois senator.

The search continues for two missing climbers on Oregon's Mount Hood. Rescue workers found the body of the third climber, 48-year-old architect Kelly James, in a snow cave Sunday. His body was removed from the mountain Monday. Premier mountaineer Ed Veisturs says climbing mountains in the Northwest can be unpredictable and dangerous.