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They don't have wings, but bacteria sure can fly. Researchers at MIT say that tiny bubbles trapped by raindrops play a part in launching bacteria on long-distance flights.

Esme Nicholson, with NPR in Berlin, was born in England but became a German citizen after Britain voted to leave the European Union. She reflects on what it means to be German in today's Europe.

It's part of an effort to combat a global movement that calls for cutting off economic ties in support of Palestinian independence. Israel has not explained how it will enforce the law.

An anonymous letter complaining about two lingering strings of Christmas lights angered a tightly knit neighborhood near Birmingham, Ala., and prompted a heartwarming response.

A school is teaching them to be electrical engineers — and to defy local stereotypes that engineering is a man's job.

"Since 1976 there have been 16 vehicle-train collisions at this grade crossing prior to Tuesday's accident," the National Transportation Safety Board says.

What Trump's immigration crackdown means at one NYC school. Families shared their fears, and learned about their legal rights.

The owners of a Washington wine bar say President Trump is unfairly harming local restaurants by promoting his own nearby place: the Trump International Hotel. They want Trump to divest or close it.

In the White House's letter to the Office of Government Ethics this week about Kellyanne Conway, there's a passage that is potentially far more significant than a clothing endorsement.

More than a million international students go to college in the United States. But after recent events, and President Trump's policies, recruiters expect numbers to drop.