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The Oct. 3 strike on a Doctors Without Borders facility in Afghanistan — which killed 30 people — was found to be the result of human error, compounded by faulty equipment and communication failures.

Sanders is set to give a speech Thursday explaining Democratic socialism to voters. There's a long history of big political speeches designed to take on and neutralize a lingering concern of voters.

There's one country on which the European Union has been pinning its hopes: China. Twice in the last two weeks, European leaders have asked China for major financial help. NPR's Frank Langfitt talks to host Audie Cornish about China's reaction.

For a lot of the people in Joplin, Mo., this Thanksgiving is going to be one more to endure than to celebrate. But new dreams are slowly taking root here. While the losses have been terrible, they've left a lot of people more grateful to be alive than they were last Thanksgiving.

It was a busy day for presidential politicking in New Hampshire Monday. Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich traded barbs over Romney's proposed $10,000 bet with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, as well as Gingrich's consulting fees earned working for mortgage giant Freddie Mac.

Traditional family farmers say a Department of Labor proposal threatens the future of agriculture. But child and labor advocates say the plans are a much-needed update to protect vulnerable young workers.

In Intel Wars, historian Matthew Aid details how bureaucratic policies and a glut of raw data have weakened the intelligence community in its war against would-be terrorists.

The Republican presidential candidates are gearing up for the first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday. The state has become the birthplace and sometimes graveyard for presidential hopefuls. Two past winners, Republican Pat Buchanan and Democrat Gary Hart, look back at their victories and subsequent political fortunes.

More than 7,500 Syrians who have fled political unrest in their country are staying in camps in southeast Turkey. Conditions at the camps are good, but there is anger at the indifference of Arab states and the international community toward protecting civilians inside Syria.

The first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize has died of cancer in a Nairobi hospital. Wangari Maathai of Kenya was 71. World leaders are praising her for the work she did at promoting peace and conservation.