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Like many states, Texas faces an enormous backlog of untested rape kits. Now, state lawmakers are set to pass a bill that would effectively allow citizens to give money for the testing of those kits.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Juan Martinez, one of the many thousands of students the philanthropist Eugene Lang helped send to college. Lang died over the weekend.

Tens of thousands of South Africans took to the streets Wednesday to demand the president's resignation. Recent scandals as well as a controversial cabinet reshuffle have fueled concerns about ongoing corruption and mismanagement.

The group says U.S. Customs and Border Protection "failed to substantively respond" to its Freedom of Information Act requests for records related to implementation of President Trump's travel bans.

Arturo Di Modica is not happy that the Fearless Girl now staring down his Charging Bull has effectively turned it into a villain. He and his lawyer are now asking that the new statue be removed.

REI co-founder Mary Anderson died late last month at age 107. With her husband, she started the company in her home with the help of a group of friends in 1938. She was an avid mountaineer.

President Trump spoke about a strong commitment to NATO during his meeting with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, a major switch from his rhetoric on the campaign trail.

The device isn't the first technology that can turn water vapor into drinkable liquid water. But its creators say it uses less power and works in drier conditions — the key is something called a MOF.

Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history, which killed 32 people and wounded many others. Those who survived with no injuries carry emotional scars.

The newest installment in the Fast and the Furious franchise is out Friday, and the stakes are higher than ever. And as the stakes scaled up, so did the damages.