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Syrians walk in the old city of Aleppo Saturday, as pro-government forces worked to re-open previously barricaded roads. Civilians and rebel fighters are trying to leave the city's eastern half.

Evacuation Buses Arrive In East Aleppo — But Departure Is Put On Hold

Evacuations had been set to resume Sunday as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a resolution that calls for sending international monitors to the besieged city.

Serious Tailgaters Prepare Days Ahead Of Birmingham Football Rivalry Game

In Birmingham, tens of thousands of football fans will watch Alabama A&M face Alabama State in the Magic City Classic, a big game between two black colleges.

Mary Keitany of Kenya crosses the finish line first in the women's division of the 2016 New York City Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 6.

Keitany And McFadden Extend Winning Streaks In NYC Marathon

Mary Keitany has won the women's race three years in a row. Tatyana McFadden won her fourth consecutive title in the women's wheelchair race. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie became the youngest man ever to win.

Volunteers load a pallet with bottled water to be distributed outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Flint, Mich., in February.

Judge Orders Bottled Water Delivery To Flint Residents Amid Lead Crisis

"The endeavor of hunting for water has become a dominant activity in some Flint residents' daily lives," the judge wrote. The city continues to navigate a years-long crisis over lead-laced water.

Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi looks on during an appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Aug. 22, at the start of his trial on charges of involvement in the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu. Mahdi pleaded guilty.

For First Time, Destruction Of Cultural Sites Leads To War Crime Conviction

Ahmed al-Faqi al-Mahdi was on trial in The Hague for his role in the deliberate destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque in Timbuktu. The radical Islamist was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Milwaukee Update: Mayor To Reach Out To Community In Wake Of Unrest

Hours after an officer shot and killed an armed suspect who ran from police during a traffic stop, protests turned violent. Mayor Tom Barrett plans to meet with community and religious leaders today.

An aerial image shows the destruction in a neighborhood in eastern New Orleans after a tornado touched down there Tuesday. Louisiana's governor has declared a state of emergency.

'It's Just A Mess.' New Orleans Residents Clean Up After Tornadoes

Tornadoes injured dozens of people as they moved through southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday. In New Orleans East, the National Guard was helping clear streets of debris and downed electrical wires.

Remembering KCUR Reporter Aviva Okeson-Haberman

A reporter for NPR member station KCUR in Kansas City has died after being struck by gunfire. At 24 years old, Aviva Okeson-Haberman was already an accomplished journalist.

Police mark a security perimeter around the house where bones were found under the floor in the Atizapan municipality of the State of Mexico, on May 20, 2021. Police have turned up bones and other evidence under the floor of the house where a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman to death and hacking up her body.

Investigators Find Remains of 17 Victims Under A Suspected Serial Killer's House

Authorities in Mexico say they have found nearly 4,000 bone fragments so far under a home on the outskirts of Mexico City. The 72-year-old suspect, now in police custody, is a former butcher.

High school students protest the pending state takeover and privatization of the York, Pa. School District.

For-Profit Charters Set To Run Pa. District's Schools

Pennsylvania's worst-performing district would have all of its schools run by a private charter school company.

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