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There were thousands of causalities when pagers carried by members of Hezbollah exploded in crowded stores and streets. The method of attack was highly unusual -- if not unprecedented.

Electronic pagers belonging to members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah were attacked. The Federal Reserve is on the verge of cutting interest rates. Drug overdose deaths dropped in the U.S.

American cyclist Lael Wilcox rode more than 18,000 miles in 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes. She's claiming the record for the fastest woman to ride around the world.

Georgia election officials have said they are “gravely concerned that dramatic changes” approved by the State Election Board “will disrupt the preparation and training processes already in motion.”

An attack on pagers used by members of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah led to thousands of casualties. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Beirut-based journalist Kim Ghattas about the unusual attack.

The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to elections officials in more than 15 states. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Floods have taken lives and buried towns in eastern Europe, Nigeria and Shanghai this week. Scientists say intense precipitation is becoming more possible with human-driven climate change.

A decades-old manufacturing company opened a clinic and made primary care and prescriptions free for employees and their families.

A NASA mission launching in October will send cameras and other scientific equipment to see, among other things, whether Jupiter's moon Europa could sustain life.

A man at the center of a mass rape trial in France testified Tuesday. He is accused of drugging his wife and offering her up to a steady stream of men from an online chatroom.