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Mergers have left the airline industry with four huge carriers: American, United, Delta and Southwest. But competition may be around the corner — from foreign carriers or young entrepreneurs.

An online university based in Berlin opened Thursday where refugees can begin to earn bachelor's degrees, even if they lack the documents required to start a regular college.

A federal judge's ruling allows Maryland to phase out plates featuring the rebel battle flag. The state's move is a reaction to the murders in a black church in South Carolina.

Federal prosecutors say Wayne Simmons claimed to be retired from a long CIA career and parlayed his bogus credentials into work as an intelligence adviser to senior U.S. military personnel overseas.

The Department of the Interior announced that it is canceling scheduled lease sales of land in the Arctic Ocean. It also won't extend existing leases held by Shell and Statoil.

When a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.

Residents in Florida's Daytona Beach are going to court to protect what they consider a fundamental right: the freedom to drive their cars and trucks on the beach.

Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor died this week. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the former ambassador to Iran's heroic role during the 1979 hostage crisis.

Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli police say they tried to stab Israelis. Meanwhile, Israel rejected a plan for international police to watch over the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Actor Justin Theroux gets spiritual on HBO's The Leftovers. Randall Park steers clear of racist jokes on Fresh Off The Boat. Bloom County returns, 25 years later. Justin Chang reviews The Assassin.