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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could use the coup attempt against him to purge government institutions, including the military and the judiciary. Critics say he has already accumulated too much power.

James Comey says the nation is at a crossroads when it comes to race and policing. He told students on Thursday that it's time for law enforcement and communities to face some hard truths.

The French are voting in regional elections. Voting last week put the far-right party, National Front, in the lead. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with French political scientist Nicole Bacharan.

A national survey finds that U.S. mothers are having their first child later than ever — it's a 45-year trend. The big reason seems to be a steady drop in the number of teen moms.

Crews are working around the clock to turn Benjamin Franklin Parkway into a world stage. That's where Pope Francis will have two of his largest public appearances during his first trip to the U.S.

The horn-led band updates traditional Mexican party/folk music for modern American listeners on its self-titled album. Critic Milo Miles says Banda De Los Muertos' debut will make you dance.

Melissa Block talks to Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, who is completing a tour of the West African nations most deeply affected by the Ebola outbreak.

Another House Republican says the Benghazi investigation is politically motivated. While it may not cost him his job, as it did Kevin McCarthy, it's a boost for Democrats' arguments.

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said over the weekend that President Obama's Iran deal is so bad it will "take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven."

Al-Shabab militants attacked a college in Garissa, Kenya, killing nearly 150 people, wounding about 80 and holding others hostage. It was reminiscent of their 2013 attack on a Nairobi shopping mall.