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Thousands of fires are burning in the continent's northwest, sending smoke as far as Tennessee. Some blame a brewing El Niño for the unprecedented start to the season; others point to climate change.

Prices for raw materials, such as iron ore, copper and oil, are down dramatically from last year. The price plunge helps contain inflation for consumers, but is tough on mining and drilling companies.

For Williams, it leaves her one shy of Steffi Graf and at third place for the all-time women's Grand Slam record.

Athens requires 25 billion euros just to prop up the Greek banking system. Eurozone finance ministers wrapped up a meeting on the bailout late Saturday with no announced decision. Talks resume Sunday.

European finance ministers are meeting to decide whether to give Greece another bailout. Correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi-Nelson gives NPR's Arun Rath an update from Brussels.

Lucy the Elephant is the oldest roadside attraction in America. Saved from the wrecking ball, she's a survivor among the increasingly endangered species of American roadside oddities.

Robin Thede's wide-ranging career has included stints in both journalism and comedy. Now, at The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, she's the first black woman to work as a head writer in late night TV.

There are only six people left in the world who know the healing songs of the Wachiperi, an ancient group in the Andes. One of them flew 3,000 miles to share his skills — and cure headaches.

It turns out that turning left at intersections is dangerous. So, two New York City councilmen have asked Google to map routes that cut down on left turns in the Big Apple.

From the capital to the countryside, there is pervasive fear in Greece as European leaders in Brussels debate the country's economic fate.