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In an interview with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, the president rejects the suggestion that political considerations put race relations on the back burner in his first term.

Dubbed "The Mark Zuckerberg of Accra," Raindolf Owusu is developing tools to bring the Internet to all Africans — and to train the next generation of tech leaders on the continent.

Sheriff's deputies discovered the carnage after a tense standoff and exchange of gunfire with a man holed up in a Houston-area home.

Summertime means summer jobs for many college students. But a summer job just doesn't have the purchasing power it used to, especially when you compare it with the cost of college.

Typhoon Soudelor, now downgraded to a tropical storm, caused the heaviest rainfall in a century in one area of China. At least a dozen people were killed. Six others died when the storm hit Taiwan.

Lawmakers and human rights groups have criticized a 2015 State Department report on human trafficking, saying politics may have interfered with the evaluation of countries' human rights records.

In Ferguson, Mo., people marked the anniversary of the 18-year-old's death with a moment of silence and a church service. Camille Phillips of St. Louis Public Radio reports on the day's activities.

The death of the highly respected hip-hop figure prompted an outpouring of tribute and personal stories from his community this weekend.

He was one of racing's fastest drivers, the first in NASCAR to take a car to 200 mph on a closed course. Months after a lung cancer diagnosis, Buddy Baker has died.

Crew members on the International Space Station on Monday sampled red romaine lettuce, the first food to be grown and eaten in space.