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Residents carry the body of several people killed during fights between Iraq security forces and Islamic State on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, yesterday. Residents of the Iraqi city's neighborhood known as Mosul Jidideh at the scene say that scores of residents are believed to have been killed by airstrikes that hit a cluster of homes in the area earlier this month.

U.S. Says Its Mosul Airstrikes Hit Area Where Civilian Casualties Are Reported

As many as 200 civilians were reported killed in western Mosul, where a US-led coalition is fighting ISIS. It's not clear whether the rules of engagement have changed.

The Terrain Hotel compound was ransacked by South Sudanese troops, who went on to attack foreign aid workers holed up there.

U.N. Report Addresses Gang Rape Of Aid Workers In South Sudan

The brutal rape left aid agencies wondering whether to pull out their foreign staff. Now the U.N. has issued a report — and taken action.

Report: Hopkinsville state rep. apologizes for saying anti-semitic slur during committee meeting

A Kentucky state representative from Hopkinsville has apologized for using an anti-semetic slur during a committee meeting earlier this week, according to a report from the Lexington-Herald Leader.

The U.S. has added jobs in every month for nearly eight years. Here, a job seeker holds an employment flyer during a hiring event at an Aldi Supermarket in Darien, Ill., in July.

August Jobs Report: Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs; 3.9 Percent Unemployment

Wage growth — and more specifically, the lack of vigorous pay raises — continued to be an issue, with average hourly earnings nudging slightly upward to 2.9 percent.

A woman wears a face mask on Monday as she walks along a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. Wuhan reported new cases of COVID-19 after going more than a month without new infections.

Wuhan Reports New COVID-19 Cases — The City's 1st In More Than A Month

Nearly all of the new cluster's cases are asymptomatic — reflecting the difficulty of detecting the true spread of the coronavirus as lockdowns are lifted.

WKMS student reporter nets station’s first National Edward R. Murrow Award

A student reporter at WKMS-FM, Murray State University’s NPR station, has won a National Edward R. Murrow Award.

NPR's global correspondents report on the effect of USAID's humanitarian funding cuts

Correspondents in Kyiv, Mumbai, Johannesburg, and Mexico City give examples of the effects of the Trump administration's gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

News Brief: Report Criticizes Comey, Republicans To Vote On Immigration, Tariffs On China

Former FBI Director James Comey has been found insubordinate in his handling of the Clinton email investigation, but not biased. Also, House Republicans plan to vote next week on immigration bills.

The Rock 'n Play sleeper by Fisher-Price has been linked to the deaths of more than 50 infants. The company recalled the product in 2019 after having sold roughly 4.7 million units.

Fisher-Price Ignored Safety Warnings Even After Infants Started Dying, Report Finds

At least 50 infants died in the Rock 'n Play inclined sleeper over a decade before Fisher-Price recalled it in 2019. Company officials said they believed the product was safe when used correctly.

U.S. Army report shows women serving in the special forces face intense sexism

Women in the U.S. military's special forces still face intense sexism according to recent reports, including one that focuses on Army Rangers.

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