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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with microbiologist Manuel Porcar about his new research on radiation-resistant microbes that could live in your microwave.

Several people were killed in Greenfield, Iowa, a town about 55 miles southwest of Des Moines. Severe storms and tornadoes devastated areas in the Midwest on Tuesday.

This marks the first time a Unit 5 mock trial team is competing at the National High School Mock Trial Championship.

Keith Siegel is adjusting to life as a free man after being held hostage in Gaza for 484 days, his brother says. The American was released along with two other in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Animal rights activists on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are advocating for a giraffe named Benito who's living in a park in Juarez, Mexico to be moved to a proper zoo or wildlife sanctuary.

This summer has seen a sharp increase in the number of Russian oil tankers shuttling crude to ports in China via Polar waters. Climate change means there's less ice for the vessels to navigate.

France's education minister has banned the wearing of the popular long robe known as the abaya in schools. He says it is a symbol of Islam.

Poland's foreign ministry is in the midst of a visa-for-money scandal. The deputy foreign minister has resigned and seven other officials have been indicted.

The race is on to find a new speaker of the House. So far, there are two candidates: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.

Deer are becoming a growing problem for agriculture in the South. They eat up valuable crops and there's little farmers can do to keep them out their fields.