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A vital Baltimore bridge collapsed overnight after a ship crashed into it. How the Supreme Court's ruling in the abortion pill case could affect other drugs.

The American entertainer has been detained in Sweden since July 3, after an altercation in Stockholm. Celebrities, Twitter and a GoFundMe petition are clamoring for him to be let go.

The last time the U.S. ranked No. 1 in a key economic index was 2008. Key issues cited in the 2016 report: America's problems with its infrastructure, health and primary education systems.

Brazil's economy is still going strong compared to the U.S. and Europe. The country's unemployment rate is just 6 percent — with companies looking overseas to fill top-end jobs.

The U.N. has released the most comprehensive global climate science report ever. It is unequivocal: Humans must stop burning fossil fuels or suffer catastrophic impacts.

The Houston rapper's newest hit is the 83rd song in chart history to debut at the very top of Billboard's Hot 100. More than half of the songs to achieve the feat have done so in the last five years.

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?

At least a dozen, and as many as 45, killed in Syrian attack blamed on pro-government militia.

The flight was aimed at drawing attention to the possibilities of greener flying, and was timed to coincide with the opening of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

The U.N. group that monitors wildlife trade votes to protect the great white shark as an endangered species. Sales of shark teeth and jaws -- which can fetch tens of thousands of dollars -- will be closely monitored, and may be banned if great white numbers keep fading. NPR's John Nielsen reports.