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Host Renee Montagne talks with Washington Post reporter Joby Warrick about his new book, "Black Flags," on the origins of the Islamic State.

Politicians and the press are trying to read the tea leaves on Joe Biden's future. But right now, only the vice president knows what his tea cup holds.

The Duponts in Louisiana loved their mutt Melvin so much they jumped at the chance to replicate him. Melvin is gone now, but he has left behind two clones, Ken and Henry.

The U.S. military says a Russian official informed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad about the missions; Syria says it invited Russia's air force to help fight terrorism.

The literary award, launched last year by Kirkus Reviews, lists Ta-Nehisi Coates, Helen Macdonald and Hanya Yanagihara among 18 finalists across three categories. The prize carries a purse of $50,000.

The U.S. said coalition forces are in the country in a noncombat role and the strikes were ordered in self-defense. The attacks come as the Taliban have made significant gains in the country.

The man was sitting along the third base line for Tuesday's Yankees game. He got three chances to catch a ball and fumbled all three.

Page 25 of "The Twitter Government And Elections Handbook" begins, "What Is Twitter?"

Outgoing Speaker John Boehner said a "large majority of our members have made clear they want these elections held next week."

Although the government is responsible for providing health services to people in jail and prison, inmates are still often expected to pay for a share of the treatment.