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The media often depict it as a land of suffering souls. Now a group of young Africans is using the hashtag #The AfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou to share "amazing people" and "amazing places."

The era of the slide projector is all but forgotten in the digital age. Now a new exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art reminds us of how the simple mechanical device has the potential to astound and enlighten art lovers.

Gun sales in Florida have skyrocketed since last month’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, according to gun sellers and state statistics. In...

The state has made near real-time data on hospital bed capacity available as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across Florida. In all, about 40...

While war is still raging in Baghdad and Mosul, U.S. commanders have established some calm in parts of the Iraq countryside. Iraqis, including local Baathist heavyweights from the Saddam years, have stepped forward to fill such key positions as mayor and police chief. But to assert their authority, they feel they need more money from U.S. officials. At a meeting in Hammam al-Alil, a town south of Mosul, a rural police chief has learned that he can't have $400,000 to paint his station.

The massive explosion leveled the city's port and scattered debris across a road thousands of feet away. The blast killed at least 100 people and injured thousands more.

Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi clashed with authorities in one of the country's deadliest days in years. Though each side tells a different version of what caused the violence, analysts say it signals a change in how the military will handle the Muslim Brotherhood.

Authorities in the region report more than 150 people have been killed after torrential rain overpowered the area.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the television show parallels of President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and the call between them at the center of an impeachment inquiry.

Melissa Block talks with Lolis Eric Elie, a writer and editor behind the HBO series Treme about a new cookbook written in the voices of the show's characters. Elie says it reflects both old New Orleans traditions and more recent influences.