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A Palestinian man struggles to get approval to leave the Gaza Strip and go to a hospital for heart surgery as his health deteriorates.

Two Russians who said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service have requested asylum in the U.S. after landing on a remote Alaskan island in the Bering Sea, a senator's office said.

Spiritual leaders are praying for calm, but preparing for everything, as they wait for a grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown.

On the trail in Indiana, Sen. Barack Obama seeks to get his campaign message back on track. He has been mired in the controversy over remarks by his outspoken former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Does it seem like everything's ranch-flavored these days? You're not imagining it. Wall Street Journal reporter Natasha Khan told NPR's Scott Detrow how Hidden Valley wants to add ranch to every meal.

The sweeping new proposals, if enacted, could ease student loan debt for millions of borrowers.

It was a stunning upset. Underdog Sara Sorribes Tormo, from Spain, beat Australia's Ash Barty in straight sets. Barty won Wimbledon just two weeks ago.

The U.S, ranked No. 1 and the reigning World Cup champions, played a familiar foe: Sweden. And unfortunately for the U.S., it was a familiar result. Sweden beat them 3-0.

Human activities are having a profound impact on the Iceland landscape. It is now transformed from a forested island covered with rich soils to mostly desert. Iceland's leading soil scientists are part of a major national effort to restore the island's environment.

Shelby is the fourth GOP senator to announce he won't seek reelection in 2022.