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President Bush says the bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra this week was an affront to all people of faith, but that Iraqis would rise above the clashes it has spawned. "This is a moment of choosing for the Iraqi people," he said, speaking to a meeting of the American Legion in Washington.

Nearly 200 illegal immigrants have been arrested in New England during the largest fugitive operation of its kind. Most of those arrested had outstanding deportation orders for violent crimes.

Police investigating the killings of four people in a small northeast Nebraska city have arrested a neighbor of the victims, the Nebraska State Patrol said.

Research that analyzed social media posts finds that hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ people surged online after Florida passed a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with the AP's Michael Weissenstein in Havana about reaction there following the death of Fidel Castro.

NPR's Scott Simon and Ron Elving discuss the shape of President-elect Donald Trump's administration so far and what priorities he'll likely pursue early on.

Major floods have devastated Eastern Kentucky and parts of Virginia and West Virginia. The death toll continues to climb as search and rescue teams cover the affected areas.

Visually impaired people can enjoy the celestial images captured by the James Webb Telescope and shared by NASA. A team provided descriptive labels using the alt text feature on social media apps.

The CDC confirmed that a patient in New York has contracted polio, the first U.S. case since 2013. But most people shouldn't be concerned about contracting the virus because of high vaccination rates.